Useful words in Maths
Here are some more words that you'll come across in Maths lessons. Using the chart as a guide, try to memorize all of them.| WORD | SYLLABLES | DIFFICULT BITS |
| multiplication | mul-ti-pli-ca-tion | |
| parallel | par-al-lel | -ll- |
| parallelogram | par-al-lel-o-gram | (easy when you break it up into syllables) |
| negative | neg-a-tive | |
| perimeter | per-i-me-ter | ending: -ter (not tre) |
| perpendicular | per-pen-dic-u-lar | (pronounce it carefully) |
| positive | pos-i-tive | |
| quadrilateral | quad-ri-lat-er-al | |
| radius | ra-di-us | |
| regular | reg-u-lar | -lar (not -ler) |
| rhombus | rhom-bus | don't forget -h- |
| rotation | ro-ta-tion | |
| subtraction | sub-trac-tion | |
| symmetrical | sym-met-ri-cal | -y-, -mm- |
| triangle | tri-an-gle | -le, (not al) |
| vertical | ver-tic-al | ending is -al this time! |
| volume | vol-ume |
Now test yourself on all these mathematical words! |
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