enormous

/ɪˈnɔːrməs/

Syllables e·nor·mous

Stress e-NOR-mous

Phonics Breakdown

e

/ɪ/

schwa

nor

/nɔːr/

r sound or

mous

/məs/

weak schwa

Meaning

very large in size or amount

Sound Reference

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e=/ɪ/(in) + nor=/nɔr/(north) + mous=/məs/(famous)

Example

The elephant is enormous compared to the dog.