Gerund Word Explorer
Word stress

Biology, biological

Biology

Say: by-OL-uh-jee. The study of living things.

We dissected a flower in biology class.

Biological

Say: by-uh-LOJ-ik-ul. Connected with living things.

Composting is a biological process.

Remember: -ology stresses OL (bi-OL-ogy, ge-OL-ogy). Add -ical and stress jumps to LOJ: bio-LOG-ical, geo-LOG-ical.

Short lessonStress & endingsIn longer words, one part is said more strongly. And the ending -ed can be said in three ways.

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