abysmal
abyss
acronym
alyssum
analytic
antonym
apocalypse
Benadryl
calypso
calyx
cataclysm
catalyst
crypt
cryptic
crystal
cygnet
cymbal
cynic
cyst
Dylan
dynasty
dyslexia
dyspeptic
Egypt
erythrocyte
Flynn
gym
gyp
gypsy (or gipsy)
krypton
larynx
lymph
Lyn
lynch
lynx
mystery
mystic
myth
pygmy
pyramid
Styx
sycamore
synchronise
Sydney
Syllable
symbol
symmetry
symptom
sync
syndrome
synod
synonym
synthetic
Syria
syringe
syrup
system
tryst
typical
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Thank you. I needed these words in a hurry and this list was perfect!
I know that middle y has 2 sounds:
Y says short i in a closed syllable as in
Mystery, gym, cylinder, syrup, gym,…
Y says long i in an open syllable as in
Cycle, python, rhyme, analyse
But what about the word bicycle?
Bi, Cy, cle here it has short i in an open syllable
Are there other words with middle y in open syllable with a short i sound ?
My guess is that it is an irregular word which means does not follow the generalization y says long i in open syllable, therefore, it is irregular. If doing Ortin Gillingham program bicycle and cycle would be put on a RAN sheet for the student.
Plz How to differentiat between writing the long i in pilot & python both are in open syllables?
What about my previous question plz♥️♥️
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Lol this helps my kids a lot with there home work
DOAA, okay this is 2 years later but for the word bicycle.
Say “cycle” and you clearly hear the long /i/ sound.
When we add the prefix bi-, the ‘bi’ becomes the stressed (louder) syllable and the ‘cy’ becomes unstressed (not as loud) and therefore pronounced as a schwa. It is not irregular, the vowel is “schwaed” or pronounced lazily as happens to so many words when we add prefixes and suffixes.
That’s probably true in your accent, but I speak General Australian English, and the Macquarie Dictionary’s pronunciation of ‘bicycle’ is written in phonetic script as /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/, with the second vowel ‘short’ /i/ as in ‘hit’,and the word rhyming with ‘icicle’. ‘Tricycle’ is also pronounced /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ in my accent, so I think of it as the kind of vowel change that often happens when base words get suffixes e.g. child-children, ride-ridden, volcano-volcanic, please-pleasant, sole-solitude, study-student, south-southern. The linguistics term for it is vowel laxing, I wish I had time to learn more about it. Hope that makes sense, all the best, Alison
Re: bicycle …
Syllables are primarily units of pronunciation (not print) and pronunciations vary.
Dictionary.com lists these American English pronunciations:
/ ˈbaɪ sɪ kəl/
/ ˈbaɪ ˌsɪk əl/
/ ˈbaɪ ˌsaɪ kəl/
…and this British English pronunciation: / ˈbaɪsɪkəl /
The word bycycle is a good example of why the syllable types scheme is less helpful for multisyllable words.
Cheers, Sandie
Hi Sandie, that’s right and I’m upfront about the fact that my lists are written in my accent, General Australian English. In the Macquarie Dictionary, which I use as a reference point for pronunciation for these lists, only a single pronunciation of ‘bicycle’ is given: /baɪsɪkəl/. I agree that syllable types (as per OG) are not helpful and I don’t teach them. All the best, Alison.