Proper Pronunciation Guide

prescription

[prə skrɪp̚ ʃən]

Tips:

  • Pronounce the first syllable as [prə]—and not as [pɚ].

Practice Sentence:

 I have to refill a prescription at the pharmacy.

Notes:

This word is the noun form of the verb “prescribe.” The noun “script” refers to something that is written, and some doctors, who prescribe medicine and write prescriptions, as well as the pharmacists who fill the prescriptions, refer to the prescription as simply the “script.”

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