PRONOUNCING LONG WORDS
Break the word into sound segments called syllables and pronounce each
syllable slowly. (Ex. beautiful = beau-ti-ful ; sound = [byoo-ti-ful]; 3
syllables)
1. acquaintance: _____ syllables =
2. animosity: ____ syllables =
3. apprehension: ___ syllables =
4. argumentative: ___ syllables =
5. cardiologist: ____ syllables =
6. circumstance:
7. discouragement:
8. exaggeration:
9. extravagant
10. flabbergasted:
11. fraternity:
12. generosity:
13. hibernation:
14. hippopotamus:
15. incredulous:
16. intelligentsia:
17. kleptomaniac:
18. literature:
19. miscellaneous:
20. Machiavellian:
21. numerology:
22. osteopathy:
23. perspicacity:
24. antidisestablishmentarianism:
25. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious:
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