Watch the video and complete the activity here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-26/session-3
How do you say ‘arrested’?
There are three syllables: a-rres-ted.
The stress is on the second syllable: a-RRES-ted.
The ‘ed’ is pronounced /ɪd/
In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /əˈrestɪd/
Police in Australia have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was trying to drive from coast to coast. How do we pronounce the word arrested? Watch the video and find out.