mile

/maɪl/

Syllables mile

Stress MILE

Phonics Breakdown

m

/m/

vowel letter

i

/aɪ/

long i (i_e)

le

/l/

silent letter

Meaning

a unit of distance equal to 1,609 meters

Sound Reference

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mi=/maɪ/(my) + l=/l/(light)

Example

The school is one mile from my house.