continual

/kənˈtɪnjuəl/

Syllables con·tin·u·al

Stress con-TIN-u-al

Phonics Breakdown

con

/kən/

schwa

tin

/tɪn/

short i

u

/ju/

short u

al

/əl/

schwa

Meaning

happening repeatedly over a long period of time

Sound Reference

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con=/kən/(control) + tin=/tɪn/(tin) + u=/ju/(use) + al=/əl/(animal)

Example

The continual noise made it hard to concentrate.