How to pronounce cumulative

1a : increasing by successive additions. b : made up of accumulated parts. 2 : tending to prove the same point cumulative evidence. 3a : taking effect upon completion of another penal sentence a cumulative sentence.

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘cumulative‘: Break ‘cumulative‘ down into sounds: [KYOO] + [MYUH] + [LUH] + [TIV] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

So, the “g” is not actually pronounced as a “g,” but it is not a “silent” letter either. It is actually pronounced in words such as “anger” and “linger”—but the same sort of thing does not happen in “strength” and “length” because of the “th” sound that follows immediately after.