mould

/məʊld/

Syllables mould

Stress MOULD

Phonics Breakdown

m

/m/

ng sound

ou

/əʊ/

ou diphth

l

/l/

l sound

d

/d/

voiceless th

Meaning

a hollow container used to give shape to molten or soft material; also fungus growth

Sound Reference

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m=/m/(man) + ou=/əʊ/(go) + ld=/ld/(cold)

Example

The metal was poured into a mould to cool.