cemetery

/ˈseməteri/

Syllables cem·e·ter·y

Stress CEM-e-ter-y

Phonics Breakdown

ce

/se/

soft c

me

/mə/

schwa

ter

/tər/

r控元音

y

/i/

long y

Meaning

a place where dead people are buried

Sound Reference

💡

ce=/se/(cent) + me=/mə/(problem) + ter=/tər/(water) + y=/i/(happy)

Example

They walked quietly through the old cemetery.