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Try LingUp Now!Start with a 'sem' sound, like 'semiconductor'.
Say 'uh' softly as in 'sofa'.
Add 'ter', stressing this syllable slightly.
End with a soft 'y' sound, similar to 'very'.
ce-me-ter-y (misplaced stress)
cem-i-tar-y (wrong vowel sound)
se-me-tary (skipping syllable)
Begin with 'sem', like 'semaphore'.
Follow with 'i', pronounced like 'it'.
Finish with 'try', where 'ry' is quick and soft.
ce-me-try (misplaced stress)
cem-e-tary (extra syllable)
sym-i-try (altered sounds)
In American English, the stress is often placed on the first syllable for this word.
Yes, the 'y' is pronounced softly, similar to 'very'.
British pronunciation often reduces the number of pronounced syllables, leading to differences in stress.
A place where dead people are buried.
/ɡreɪv/
A place where a dead body is buried
/tuːm/
A large vault for burying the dead
/ˈbɛriəl/
The act of placing a dead body in the ground
Cemetery has more vowels and than 'grave'.
Cemetery is longer and less compact than 'tomb'.
Cemetery has more syllables than 'burial'.
Imagine the word broken into parts: 'CEM-e-ter-y'. Emphasize the first part.
Listen to both American and British pronunciations and mimic them carefully, focusing on vowel and stress differences.
