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how to spell jumping

Spelling and pronunciation card for 'jumping', with a sound-to-spelling note, examples, and a phonetic trap boundary.

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Spelled jumping, pronounced /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/.

The -ing ending is spelled i, n, g and pronounced /ɪŋ/. No silent letters and no spelling changes from jump.

Spelled jumping, pronounced /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/.

The -ing ending is spelled i, n, g and pronounced /ɪŋ/. The base word jump keeps its spelling unchanged, so all three letters of the ending simply follow it. No silent letters appear, and the /mp/ sound stays clear before the /ɪŋ/ ending, as in /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/.

One small trap: the g in -ing is fully pronounced, /ŋ/, a single nasal sound, not /ŋg/ as in finger. Still write all three letters, i, n, g.

British and American speakers both say /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/. In casual speech the ending may sound like [ɪn], but the spelling stays i-n-g.

  • In jumping, written j-u-m-p-i-n-g, the p is not silent: /mp/ stays clearly audible, then the ending /ɪŋ/.

  • Spelled j-u-m-p-i-n-g, matching the sounds in order: /ˈdʒʌm/ plus /ɪŋ/. Only the first syllable carries stress, /ˈdʒʌm/, and the ending is /ɪŋ/.

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