awareness
nounKnowing or noticing something.
nounBeing awake and able to see, hear, and feel things around you.
Syllables
3 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: AW Vowel Team
AW makes the /ɔː/ sound, like in 'saw' and 'draw'.
The vowel team AW makes the /ɔː/ sound. It appears at the end of words or before L and N. Examples: saw, draw, law, claw, yawn, dawn.
Tip
AW says aw — saw, draw, claw!
Examples
Phonics Rule: ARE says /ɛər/
ARE at the end of a word makes the /ɛər/ sound, like in 'care' and 'share'.
ARE says /ɛər/ (the same 'air' sound as AIR): care, share, bare, scare, square, compare. The E is part of the team, not a magic E.
Tip
ARE says air — care, share, square!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Suffix -NESS
Adding -NESS turns a describing word into a thing, like 'happy' → 'happiness'.
The suffix -ness turns an adjective into a noun. It means 'the state of being [adjective]'. 'Happy' → 'happiness' = the state of being happy.
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