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Syllable Examples

• 1 syllable: eat
• pronounced: eet
• Listen: how to pronounce eat

• 2 syllables: eat-ing
• pronounced: eet-ing
• Listen: how to pronounce eating

• 1 syllable: take
• pronounced: tay-k
• Listen: how to pronounce take

• 2 syllables: tak-ing
• pronounced: tay-king
• Listen: how to pronounce taking

• 2 syllables: bi-o
• pronounced: bi-oh
• Listen: how to pronounce bio

• 1 syllable: cake
• pronounced: kay-k
• Listen: how to pronounce cake

• 1 syllable: cheese
• pronounced: chees
• Listen: how to pronounce cheese

• 2 syllables: chick-en
• pronounced: chik-in
• Listen: how to pronounce chicken

• 1 syllable: checked
• pronounced: chek-d
• Listen: how to pronounce checked

• 2 syllables: bat-ted
• pronounced: bat-ed
• Listen: how to pronounce batted

• 3 syllables: wor-ry-ing
• pronounced: wah-ree-ing
• Listen: how to pronounce worrying

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