dead

/dɛd/

Syllables dead

Stress DEAD

Phonics Breakdown

d

/d/

d sound

ea

/ɛ/

short e

d

/d/

d sound

Meaning

not alive; no longer living

Sound Reference

💡

d=/d/(dog) + ea=/ɛ/(head) + d=/d/(dog)

Example

The phone is dead and won't turn on.