How many syllables do you use when saying:?ÿ right now??ÿ Give examples of other words that rhyme with right.
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I use two syllables, but the "t" sound is silent.
Although any word with a long i sound would probably fit the bill for a rhyme, my favorite is alright..pronounced with a single syllable; " ite ".
Three.
In the more rural areas where my mom's family is from, "right" = "rat".
My First Grade teacher had me repeat what I had said to her. Then she began a lesson on how to pronouce words correctly and a bit about grammar.
I had said, "Me and Dad milk cows to make money." My pronunciation of milk required two syllables. Me--elk. Apparently, that was not correct. I still have a problem with that one.
Court and quart or courter and quarter are the same to me. Probably won't ever get it right without thinking ahead when attempting to impress some one.
Mary, marry and merry are all the same word to me.
Some single syllable words morph into double syllable words the closer one gets to the Gulf. One good example is the word sh*t. Up north it's pronounced as one quick syllable with diaphragmatic emphasis.
In southern latitudes it's a definite two syllable pronunciation with a deep guttural accent on the second..as in shee-'UT.
The Europeans thought it ended with an E so that it rhymed with white.
Does anyone really know how many syllables there are when correctly saying Worcestershire sauce?
Saw-wus could be two all by itself.
One syllable; right rhymes with sight, site, bright, and tight.
