How to pronounce Communicative
Communicative has 5 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "yoo". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Communicative syllables
Communicative has 5 syllables: kuhm-YOO-nuh-kuh-tihv.
- kuhmkəm
- YOOju
- nuhnə
- kuhkə
- tihvtɪv
Stress "myoo", the third syllable. The ending is "tiv", with a short i.
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.
Communicative in a sentence
- The team lead is communicative and shares updates before anyone asks.
- Communicative learners improve faster because they speak more.
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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.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce communicative?
Communicative is pronounced /kəm.ˈju.nə.kə.tɪv/, or kuhm-YOO-nuh-kuh-tihv in plain letters. It has 5 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "yoo".
How many syllables are in communicative?
5: kuhm-YOO-nuh-kuh-tihv. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use communicative in a sentence?
The team lead is communicative and shares updates before anyone asks. Communicative learners improve faster because they speak more.
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