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Lesson 15: Consonant and Syllable Patterns

attitude. attitude [at t(y)oo d] n. a way of thinking orfeeling; a point of view: Food servers get goodtips when they give restaurant patrons excellentservice and have a friendly attitude. . barrier. barrier [bar r] n. anything that blocks theway, stops movement, or separates: A barr

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Lesson 15: Consonant and Syllable Patterns

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    1. Lesson 15: Consonant and Syllable Patterns If a word has a double consonant, the accent often falls on the syllable that goes with the first of the double consonants.

    2. attitude atˇtiˇtude [at´ ˇt(y)oo —d´] n. a way of thinking or feeling; a point of view: Food servers get good tips when they give restaurant patrons excellent service and have a friendly attitude.

    3. barrier barˇriˇer [bar´ ˇ r] n. anything that blocks the way, stops movement, or separates: A barrier was put up to keep cars away from that street while the traffic signals were being repaired.

    4. buffalo bufˇfaˇlo [buf´ ˇl ] n. an animal that is similar to an ox, with a large, round body and curved horns: In many movies about the old West, buffalo roam the plains.

    5. cinnamon cinˇnaˇmon [sin´ ˇm n] n. an aromatic reddishbrown spice that comes from the bark of a tropical tree: Cinnamon is used as a flavoring in apple pie.

    6. corridor corˇriˇdor [kôr´ ˇd r] n. a narrow hallway with rooms opening onto it: We are not supposed to run in any corridor at school.

    7. gallery galˇlerˇy [gal´ rˇ ] n. 1. a place where works of art are on display: There is an exhibit of photos at the art gallery. 2. an indoor balcony, especially the highest balcony, as in a theater or church: We had seats in the gallery and could barely see the dancers.

    8. gorilla goˇrilˇla [g ˇril´ ] n. a large, powerful ape found in the jungles of central Africa: The gorilla has a broad, heavy chest and shoulders; long arms; and short legs.

    9. hurricane hurˇriˇcane [hűr´ ˇk n´] n. a severe tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain: A hurricane is a storm with winds of 75 or more miles per hour.

    10. massacre masˇsaˇcre [mas´ ˇk r] n. a cruel and violent killing of many people: The government of the small country feared there would be a massacre.

    11. moccasin mocˇcaˇsin [mok´ ˇsin] n. a slipperlike shoe with a soft sole and no heel: Moccasins may be adorned with embroidery or beading.

    12. opossum oˇposˇsum [ ˇpos´ m or pos´ m] n. a small, furry mammal that is native to North America: When they are in danger, opossums lie motionless and appear to be dead.

    13. pinnacle pinˇnaˇcle [pin´ ˇk l] n. the highest point of achievement: Michael Jordan retired from pro basketball at the pinnacle of his career.

    14. syllable sylˇlaˇble [sil´ ˇb l] n. a single sound that forms a word or part of a word: The accent is on the first syllable of the word “swallow.”

    15. tobacco toˇbacˇco [t ˇbak´ ] n. a tall plant with large leaves that are dried and used for smoking and chewing: Tobacco was grown in the southern colonies and exported to England.

    16. tomorrow toˇmorˇrow [t ˇmor´ ] n. the next day after today: If today is Monday, tomorrow will be Tuesday.

    17. umbrella umˇbrelˇla [umˇbrel´ ] n. a circular piece of cloth or plastic stretched on a folding frame that is held overhead for protection from rain or sun: I keep an umbrella in my backpack in case of rain.

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