burial

/ˈberiəl/

Syllables ber·i·al

Stress BER-i-al

Phonics Breakdown

bur

/ber/

ur r sound

i

/i/

short i

al

/əl/

schwa

Meaning

the act or ceremony of burying a dead person

Sound Reference

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bur=/ber/(berry) + i=/i/(sit) + al=/əl/(signal)

Example

The family attended the burial of their grandfather.