English pronunciation

How to pronounce “shoot

Phonetic spelling

SHOOT

IPA /ˈʃut/

Syllable stress

shoot

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “shoot”?

s h o o t

shoot” is spelled S-H-O-O-T. It is pronounced SHOOT, 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

  • Don't shoot the ball too hard, or it might break the window.

  • He decided to shoot a video for his music channel.

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