vacation

/vəˈkeɪʃən/

Syllables va·ca·tion

Stress va-ca-TION

Phonics Breakdown

va

/və/

schwa

ca

/keɪ/

long a_e

tion

/ʃən/

tion ending

Meaning

a period of time when someone is away from work or school for rest or travel

Sound Reference

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va=/və/(about) + ca=/keɪ/(cake) + tion=/ʃən/(nation)

Example

We are going on vacation next week.