How many syllables in Punitive?
punitive has 3 syllables
punitive has 3 syllables
puni-tive
Punitive means relating to or involving punishment.
There are 3 syllables. The first syllable has a vowel 'u' and a consonant 'p'. The second syllable has a vowel 'i' and a consonant 'n'. The third syllable has a vowel 'i' and two consonants 't' and 'v'.
The teacher gave a punitive detention to the student who was caught cheating.
8 ( p, u, n, i, t, i, v, e )
7 ( p, u, n, i, t, v, e )
evitinup
Phonetic Transcription of Punitive
IPA (International): ˈpju:nʌtɪv
ARA (American): ˈpjunʌtɪv
EPA (English): ˈpju:nʌtɪv
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