iceberg

/ˈaɪs.bɜːrɡ/

Syllables ice·berg

Stress ICE-berg

Phonics Breakdown

ice

/aɪs/

long i (i_e)

berg

/bɜːrɡ/

r-sound

Meaning

a large floating mass of ice broken off from a glacier

Sound Reference

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ice=/aɪs/(ice) + ber=/bɜːr/(her) + g=/g/(go)

Example

The ship carefully avoided the iceberg.