polluted

/pəˈluːtɪd/

Syllables pol·lut·ed

Stress pol-LUT-ed

Phonics Breakdown

pol

/pə/

schwa

lut

/luːt/

long u_e

ed

/ɪd/

past -ed

Meaning

made dirty or harmful by waste or chemicals

Sound Reference

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pol=/pə/(police) + lut=/luːt/(loot) + ed=/ɪd/(wanted)

Example

The river is heavily polluted.