assessment

/əˈsesmənt/

Syllables as·sess·ment

Stress a-SESS-ment

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

ss

/s/

voiceless th

e

/e/

short e

ss

/s/

voiceless th

ment

/mənt/

schwa

Meaning

evaluation or judgment of something

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + sess=/ses/(session) + ment=/mənt/(government)

Example

The teacher gave a fair assessment of the students' work.