The latest NPR SUNDAY WORD PUZZLE! Find the words with the accented /sel/ syllable (pronunciation-wise, NOT in spelling)

Every answer today is a word or name with the accented syllable pronounced as "sell"— in any part of the word, and in any spelling.

Ex. Place for wine to be stored --> CELLAR

1. Merry-go-round

2. Speed up, as a car

3. Alternative to Fahrenheit

4. Noted site of a 1965 march

5. Crunchy bit in a salad

6. Infrequently

7. Sportscaster Howard

8. Actor Peter who played Inspector Clouseau

9. Tennis star Monica

10. Mime Marceau

11. Boston's N.B.A. team

12. High-speed train service between Boston and Washington, D.C.

13. Picture you take with your own phone

14. Transparent sheet of wrapping material

15. New York's state motto ("Ever upward")

16. Have a party, as for a birthday

 

Answer Keys  

    1.  carousel

    2.  accelerate

    3.  celsius

    4.  Selma

    5.  celery

    6.  seldom

    7.  Cosell

    8.  Sellers

    9.  Seles

    10. Marcel

    11. Celtics

    12. Acela

    13. selfie

    14. cellophane

    15.  excelsior

    16.  celebrate

       

* Picture Source: https://sightwords.com/phonemic-awareness/syllables/two-syllable-words-part-3/

*Picture Source: https://thisreadingmama.com/identify-accented-syllables/