coloured

/ˈkʌləd/

Syllables col·oured

Stress COL-oured

Phonics Breakdown

col

/kʌl/

short u

ou

/ə/

schwa

r

/r/

weak r

ed

/d/

past -ed

Meaning

having colour; past tense or adjective form of colour

Sound Reference

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col=/kʌl/(colour) + ou=/ə/(about) + ed=/d/(red)

Example

The picture is brightly coloured.