peck

/pek/

Syllables peck

Stress PECK

Phonics Breakdown

p

/p/

voiceless th

e

/e/

short vowel

ck

/k/

hard c

Meaning

to strike or bite something with a beak; a quick light hit

Sound Reference

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pe=/pe/(pen) + ck=/k/(back)

Example

The bird gave the seed a quick peck.