English pronunciation
How to pronounce “book”
Phonetic spelling
BOOK
IPA /ˈbʊk/
Syllable stress
book
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “book”?
b o o k
“book” is spelled B-O-O-K. It is pronounced BOOK, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I need to read this book for my class.
She put the book back on the shelf.