choke

/tʃoʊk/

Syllables choke

Stress CHOKE

Phonics Breakdown

ch

/tʃ/

ch sound

oke

/oʊk/

long o

Meaning

to be unable to breathe or speak because something blocks the throat; to fail under pressure

Sound Reference

💡

ch=/tʃ/(chair) + o_e=/oʊ/(home) + k=/k/(kite)

Example

He began to choke on a piece of food.