chicken

/ˈtʃɪkən/

Syllables chick·en

Stress CHICK-en

Phonics Breakdown

ch

/tʃ/

ch sound

i

/ɪ/

short i

ck

/k/

ck sound

en

/ən/

schwa

Meaning

a domestic bird kept for its meat and eggs

Sound Reference

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chick=/tʃɪk/(chick) + en=/ən/(taken)

Example

I had chicken for dinner.