How to pronounce tasks in American English
TASKS
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Americans pronounce tasks as TASKS (/tæsks/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "tasks" sounds like TASKS.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, a connected-speech trick that makes phrases flow. It comes out as TASKS.
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"He finished six hard tasks at his desk."
hee FIH·nuhsht SIHKS HARD TASKS uht hihz DEHSK
"I broke down large assignments into smaller manageable tasks."
ahy BROHK DOWN LARJ uh·SAHYN·muhnts ihn·too SMAH·ler MA·nuh·juh·buhl TASKS
"I have to complete several tasks today."
ahy hav tuh kuhm·PLEET SEHV·ruhl TASKS tuh·DAY
"I suggest we divide the tasks among team members to meet the deadline."
ahy suhg·JEHST wee duh·VAHYD dhuh TASKS uh·MUHNG TEEM MEHM·berz tuh MEET dhuh DEHD·lahyn
"The tasks took months to complete, so he asked for a break."
dhuh TASKS TUUK MUHNTHS tuh kuhm·PLEET SOH hee ASKT fer uh BRAYK
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Is the American pronunciation of "tasks" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "TASKS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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