Watch the video and complete the activity here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-27/session-3 How do you say 'threatened'? There are two syllables: threat-ened. The stress is on the first syllable: THREAT-ened. There's a short /ə/ sound between 't' and 'n' In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /ˈθret(ə)nd/ North Korea has threatened to carry out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam. How do we pronounce the word threatened? Watch the video and find out. 'Threatened' means told someone you might do them harm. [Image: Getty Images]