could

/kʊd/

Syllables could

Stress COULD

Phonics Breakdown

cou

/kʊ/

short oo

ld

/d/

silent letter

Meaning

past form of can; used to express ability, possibility, or polite requests

Sound Reference

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could=/kʊd/ like good=/gʊd/ (same /ʊd/ sound)

Example

I could help you tomorrow.