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SAY HIPPOPOTAMUS

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Hippopotamus
hip poPORtamus
The easy way to say the hard words

This page is dedicated to Sarah Tan who
tried out the words and to all 10 year olds

One Sunday, it rained at Singapore Zoo. Many children took shelter at the hippo pavilion and they exclaimed

Mummy, look ! Hippopotamus !

in many different ways.

It will be nice if we can start with one word
hip poPORtamus and say it correctly

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hip poPORtamus
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abate erBATE

aberration airberRAYtion

abet erBET

abhorrent abHORrurnt

(rurnt as in burnt)

accede ackSEED

(ack as in back)

accolade ACKkolade

(ack as in back) (lade as in blade)

accrue erCREW

acquiesce airKWEEyes

acumen erKEWmen

ad hoc adHOCk

ad infinitum ad iNFinitum

adamant AIRder ment

addendum air DEN dem

adherent ad HERE rent

adjudicate ad JOO di cate

aesthetic as There tic

allay er LAY

allude er LOOD

ambience OM bi yonce

(Om as in Tom) (yon as in Yonder).

ambivalent amBi ver lent

ameliorate er Mi liorate

amenable erMARE nable

amiable AY mi able

(ay as in Pay)

amoral ay MORE ral

amorphous er MORE firs

(firs as in First)

amortise AH more ties

(ties as in lies)

anachronism er NAH crow nism

anaesthetic ernarestair tic

anaesthetist erNiss TERtist

analogy er NAre logy

analogous erNAre lerjous

anarchy AN nar kee

anecdote AN neck dote

animosity ani MOS sity

anomaly erNOR ma lee

antecedent AN tee see dent

apartheid er PAR tide

apex ay PEX

(ay as in Pay)

aphrodisiac AFRO di sake

(Afro as in Africa)

apocalyptic ERPO car LiPtic

apolitical AY POlitical

(ay as in Pay)

apothecary er pother CAry

apprise er PRISE

arbiter AR bi ter

aromatic air roMare tic

asphyxia axe FEE sia

aspirant as SPY rant

austere aus Steer

(aus as in Australia)

beatification BIARtification

bona fide bona FYEdee

bravado bra VAR doe

brevity BRE vity

brusque BRUSK

(brus as in brush)

bureaucracy beu ROO crasee

(beu as in Beutiful)

calvary CARLvery

Carrefour CAR foo

catharsis ker THARsis

cavalier CARE va leer

(va as in Various)

cavalry CARE vel ree

cessation sessSAY shEn

chagrin share GRIN

chiroprodist kerROAR prodist

charlatan SHAR latan

comment core ment

commentary core men ter ree

commiserate core Mi sir rate

communication co Mew Ni kay tion

compendious com PEN dious

complaisant com PLAYsant

concerted con SIRted

concurrence conQUER rence

(conquer as in Conquer)

congenial con JEEnial

congenital conJAIR ni tal

(Jair as in Chair)

conjecture con JECture

conjure CON jer

connotation con nerTAY tion

consecrate CON see crate

consortium con SOREtium

consumate CON soo mate

contemptuous con TEMP too us

contravene con trar VEEN

(trar as in Far)

contrition con TRi tion

convival con VYE val

(vye as in Dye)

convocation con vo KAY tion

convoluted con vo LOO ted

copious KORE pee os

(Kore as in More)

corroborate co ROW borate

credence CREE dence

credulous CRER du lous

(Crer as in Where)

culinery CAR li ner ree

deadline dad Line

decadence DECK ker dence

decorum DEE CORE rum

decrepit dee KRARE pit

(Krare as in Rare)

deference DEAF fer rence

deja vu day jar VOO

delectable dee Lack tible

deleterious deli TEErious

(deli as in telephone)

delineate deli NEATE

(deli as in telephone)

derogatory deeROARgatory

demagogue DEM mar gog

(gog as in Fog)

demarcate dee MAR cate

dementia DEE MEN tia

(cher as in Teacher)

demure DEE mure

(mure as in Pure)

dereliction dare ra LICK tion

(Dare as in There)

desecrate DARE see crate

desultory de SUL to ree

(desul as in Result)

diabolical dye er BORE lical

diefy day ee FYE

(Fye as in Dye)

diet Dired t

(Dired as in Tired)

dihotomy dye KOK ter mee

dissipate DISSi pate

en masse on Mars

fait accompli FATE er com PLEE

fallacious fer LAY cious

faux pas foe POAR

(Poar as in Boar)

feral FEE ral

fiat FEE art

fidelity fi DEL lee tee

gesticulate jest ti Kew late

go ahead go Ahead

go astern go Astern

government gerVERN ment

hippopotamus hip poPORtamus

ingenuity ingeeNOO tee

integral IN ter gral

intrepid in TREAR pid

(rear as in Bear)

laissare fare ler sirFAIR

largess lar JESS

laudatory LAW der tor ree

liaison lee ay SORN

(ay as in Lay) (Sorn as in Born)

lingerie LONG ger ree

luminosity loomiNOR sitee

macabre mareCARbrer

(mare as in Care) (brer as in Her)

machete mer SHARE tee

magnate Mag negg

(negg as in Egg)

magnet MAG net

malady Mare ler dee

(mare as in Care)

malaise mer LACE

(mer as in Merchant)

malevolent mare LEHver lent

(mare as in Care)

malice Mare lice

(mare as in Care) (lice as in niece)

malign mare LINE

(mare as in care)

malignant mare Licknant

(mare as in care)

malleable MARE L able

(mare as in care)

melancholy MA Lan kolee

(mare as in care) (Lan as in language) (ko as in colour)

melodious mare LOW deeus

(mare as in care)

melody Mare low dee

(mare as in care) (low as in below)

memento merMEN toe

memoir MEM mwa

(Mem as in Memory) (Mwa as in Muar)

millennium merLEN neeum

(mer as in Merchant)

octogenarian orkterjeeNAYrean

otiose O tee Oos

perpetuity perperTOOeetee

parquet PAR kay .

qui pro quad kwee proQUA

(Qua as in Aqua)

renege ree negg

repugnant ree PUGnant

(Pug as in Dug)

resume raresoo may

rogue ROAG

(OAG as in Oak)

rudimentary roodimentaree

rueful ROO ful

ruminate ROO meenate

salacious sirLAYcious

salient SAY lee ant

saliva sirLIE ver

salivate SARE lie vate

salmon SARE mon

(Sare as in Care)

salmonella SARE L more nella

(Sare as in Care)

salon SAR lawn

saloon sirLOON

sanguine SAN gwin

Sarah SARE rah

(Sare as in Care)

satiate sare See ate

(Sare as in Care)

scathing SKAY thing

(Skay as in Skate)

schematic ski MARE tik

(Mare as in Care)

scrutinize SKROO te nice

simile SEE mee lee

siquester see KWESS ter

soliloquy sur LEE oo kwee

sovereignty SOR ver rin tee

stoic STORE ik

strident STRY dent

(Stry as in Sky)

stymied STY meed

subservient sub SIR vient

suede SWAY

( as in Way)

sully SAR lee

(Sar as in Star)

superfluous super Flew us