To pronounce "sloppy", say SLOPPY — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"sloppy" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with soppy and copy, if that helps it stick.
adjective
“The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!”
“The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Sloppy" has one syllable.
Sloppy: Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
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