Start with the 's' sound, like in 'sun'.
Add the short 'u' sound, as in 'cup'.
Finish with 'mit', using a quick 'i' as in 'sit', followed by a 't'.
sum-it (sum-mit)
soo-mit (sum-mit)
summ-it (sum-mit)
Start with the 's' sound, like in 'sun'.
Add the short 'u' sound, as in 'cup'.
Finish with 'mit', using a quick 'i' as in 'sit', followed by a 't'.
sum-it (sum-mit)
soo-mit (sum-mit)
summ-it (sum-mit)
No, it is a short 'u' as in 'cup'.
The stress is on the first syllable: SUM-mit.
It makes a short 'i' sound, as in 'sit'.
The highest point of a hill or mountain.
/ˈsʌmɪtri/
The practice of holding a summit meeting.
/səˈmɪtɪŋ/
The activity of reaching a summit.
/ˈsʌmɪtəl/
Related to the summit.
‘Summit’ has short 'i', while 'summity' has stressed 'i'.
‘Summit’ ends in '-it', ‘summitting’ uses ‘-ing’.
‘Summit’ has short 'i', while ‘summital’ turns to '-ə-l'.
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