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ism In American English

multigraphs suffixes

English Multigraph 'ism'

The multigraph 'ism' is made up of two consonants and one vowel. In this lesson, we are going to look closer at its pronunciation.

Multigraphs are a set of more than two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.

Multigraph	ism
Name	ism (pronounced /ˈee ˈzəm/)
Common Sound(s)	/ˈɪz.əm/

The Multigraph 'ism'

Sound: /ˈɪz.əm/

This suffix always comes at the end of simple words and sounds /ˈɪz.əm/:

Example

classicism /ˈklæs.ə.sɪ.zəm/

romanticism /roʊˈmæn.t̬ə.sɪ.zəm/

humanism /ˈhjuː.mə.nɪ.zəm/

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