several

/ˈsɛvərəl/

Syllables sev·er·al

Stress SEV-er-al

Phonics Breakdown

se

/sɛ/

short e

ver

/vər/

er schwa

al

/əl/

syllabic le

Meaning

more than two but not many; some

Sound Reference

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se=/sɛ/(set) + ver=/vər/(never) + al=/əl/(animal)

Example

She has several books to read.