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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'bi', opening your mouth slightly and making a long 'ai' sound.
For the second syllable 'cy', produce a soft 's' sound followed by a short 'i'.
End with 'cle', making a hard 'k' sound and a schwa 'əl' sound by relaxing your mouth.
Avoid pronouncing as 'by-sick-el' instead of 'bi-cy-cle'
Don't say 'by-cycle' (missing 'cle' syllable)
Be careful not to stress 'cle' too much
Start with 'bi', opening your mouth slightly and making a long 'ai' sound.
For the second syllable 'cy', produce a soft 's' sound followed by a short 'i'.
End with 'cle', making a hard 'k' sound and a schwa 'əl' sound by relaxing your mouth.
Avoid pronouncing as 'by-sick-el' instead of 'bi-cy-cle'
Don't say 'by-cycle' (missing 'cle' syllable)
Be careful not to stress 'cle' too much
It ends with a schwa, making it softer.
Yes, stress 'bi' in 'bicycle'.
No, 'cycle' is two syllables: 'cy-cle'.
A vehicle with two wheels that you pedal to move.
/ˈsaɪ.klɪst/
A person who rides a bicycle
/ˈjuː.nɪˌsaɪ.kəl/
A vehicle with one wheel
/ˈtraɪ.sɪ.kəl/
A vehicle with three wheels
Cyclist starts with a 's' instead of 'bi'.
Unicycle has a different starting syllable 'juː'.
Tricycle begins with a 'traɪ', not 'baɪ'.
Remember to place stress on 'bi' to sound natural.
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