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Blocked Pronunciation

Blocked is pronounced BLAHKT, IPA /ˈblɑkt/.

BLAHKT

US /ˈblɑkt/  ·  UK /ˈblɒkt/

Syllables: BLAHKT (1 syllable)

verb (past tense and past participle of block); also an adjective: Obstructed so that nothing can pass through or get past.

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Blocked in a Sentence

  • The drain has been blocked since the storm.
  • She blocked the number and heard nothing more.
  • A lorry blocked the junction for twenty minutes.

Common Mispronunciations of Blocked

Not BLAH-kuhd

No vowel goes into the ending. The word stays one syllable however many letters it carries.

Not BLAHKD

After a voiceless k the -ed comes out as a t. Blocked ends the same way locked and packed do.

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