improvement

/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/

Syllables im·prove·ment

Stress im-PROVE-ment

Phonics Breakdown

im

/ɪm/

short i

prove

/pruːv/

long o

ment

/mənt/

schwa

Meaning

the act of making something better

Sound Reference

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im=/ɪm/(impossible) + prove=/pruːv/(prove) + ment=/mənt/(development)

Example

There has been a big improvement in her English.