plague

/pleɪg/

Syllables plague

Stress PLAGUE

Phonics Breakdown

pl

/pl/

consonant blend

a

/eɪ/

long a-e

gue

/g/

hard g

Meaning

a deadly disease; to cause constant trouble

Sound Reference

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pl=/pl/(play) + a=/eɪ/(cake) + g=/g/(go)

Example

The plague spread rapidly through the city.