How to pronounce

How to pronounce Accommodative

/ə.ˈkɑ.mə.ˌdeɪ.tɪv/
uh-KAH-muh-day-tihv

Accommodative has 5 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "kah". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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Accommodative syllables

Accommodative has 5 syllables: uh-KAH-muh-day-tihv.

  1. uhə
  2. KAH
  3. muh
  4. daydeɪ
  5. tihvtɪv

Sounds to watch

The v sound

Rest your top teeth on your bottom lip and add voice. Keep it distinct from w, which uses rounded lips and no teeth.

Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

Short i versus ee

The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.

Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

Accommodative in a sentence

  • The central bank kept its accommodative stance for another quarter.
  • An accommodative manager adjusts the plan when the team raises concerns.

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What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

  • Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
  • /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
  • Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
  • Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
  • Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.

Questions

How do you pronounce accommodative?

Accommodative is pronounced /ə.ˈkɑ.mə.ˌdeɪ.tɪv/, or uh-KAH-muh-day-tihv in plain letters. It has 5 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "kah".

How many syllables are in accommodative?

5: uh-KAH-muh-day-tihv. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

How do you use accommodative in a sentence?

The central bank kept its accommodative stance for another quarter. An accommodative manager adjusts the plan when the team raises concerns.

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