hail

/heɪl/

Syllables hail

Stress HAIL

Phonics Breakdown

h

/h/

h consonant

ai

/eɪ/

long ai

l

/l/

l sound

Meaning

small balls of ice that fall from the sky; to greet or call

Sound Reference

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h=/h/(hat) + ai=/eɪ/(rain) + l=/l/(lamp)

Example

The storm brought heavy hail last night.