skinny

/ˈskɪni/

Syllables skin·ny

Stress SKIN-ny

Phonics Breakdown

sk

/sk/

consonant blend

i

/ɪ/

short vowel

nn

/n/

double consonant

y

/i/

y /i/ sound

Meaning

very thin; having little body fat

Sound Reference

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ski=/skɪ/(ski) + ni=/ni/(knee)

Example

The skinny boy runs very fast.