Learn How to Pronounce CONTEST – CONTEST in a Sentence

Learn how to pronounce CONTEST by examining the syllables. Then see CONTEST in a sentence to increase your understanding. Here is a transcript of the video: How to Pronounce CONTEST . . .

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CONTEST, it’s a noun made up of 2 syllables.

Stress the 1st syllable. It’s pronounced CON◦test.

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When it is used as a verb, stress the 2nd syllable:
con◦TEST

Let’s look at an illustrated sentence example:

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In the picture we see an advertisement for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The sentence reads: The Eurovision Song Contest, held annually since 1956, is the one of the longest-running television programmes.

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Next, the picture shows a truck with the word Loser and the image of Donald Trump.

The sentence reads: The 2020 United States presidential election was a prime example of a contested election.

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Now you know how to say CONTEST, either as a noun, or a verb, look for opportunities to use it in everyday conversation.

As you were interested in how to pronounce CONTEST, and see CONTEST in a sentence, be sure to check this entry in The Pronunciation Guide:
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Examples of contest from news items:

CONTEST as a noun
At the time, a total of 90 countries participated in the contest, which was hosted by Steve Harvey.
Source: Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/miss-universe-zozibini-tunzi-south-africa-competition

Friday’s contest was the first ever leadership election held by the staunchly socially conservative party founded by firebrand Protestant cleric turned peacemaker Ian Paisley 50 years ago.
Source: Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nireland-politics-idUSKBN2CV1X8

CONTEST as a verb
There wasn’t time to obsess over process, to contest every comma in a letter.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/books/review-let-record-show-act-up-sarah-schulman.html

“My Old Kentucky Home” became one of the most published, arranged, performed and recorded songs in history, but it did this by appealing to people on different sides of violently contested issues.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2021/05/01/my-old-kentucky-home-slavery-racism-derby-day/

Image Credit

Slide 4 – Eurovision
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Slide 6 – Trump
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