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formative

How many syllables in formative?

  3 syllables

Divide formative into syllables:   form-a-tive
Stressed syllable in formative:   form-a-tive
How to pronounce formative:   fawr-muh-tiv
How to say formative:

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    What rhymes with formative

    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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