mute

/mjuːt/

Syllables mute

Stress MUTE

Phonics Breakdown

m

/m/

vowel letter

u

/juː/

long u-e

t

/t/

vowel letter

e

/∅/

open long

Meaning

unable to speak; silent

Sound Reference

💡

m=/m/(man) + u=/juː/(music) + t=/t/(ten)

Example

Please keep your phone on mute during the meeting.