avalanche
/ˈæv.ə.læntʃ/
Syllables av·a·lanche
Stress AV-a-lanche
Phonics Breakdown
a
/æ/
short a
va
/və/
schwa
lan
/læn/
short a
che
/tʃ/
ch sound
Meaning
a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside; a sudden large amount of something
Sound Reference
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a=/æ/ (cat) + va=/və/ (lava, unstressed) + lan=/læn/ (land) + che=/tʃ/ (cheese)
Example
The avalanche blocked the mountain road.