How to pronounce work in British English
“work” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to work the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“work” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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to work. She is now back in work.
The Scottish Parliament
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work in, the people you work alongside, your colleagues, your friends.
10 Downing Street
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institutions can continue to work.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “work”
Words one sound away from work — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “work”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of work. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.