blue
nounThe colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet.
adjectiveOf a colour like the sky or the sea.
adjectiveFeeling sad or unhappy.
nounSomething that is coloured blue, especially when different from similar things.
nounThe sky.
nounA player who wears blue colours for a sports team.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: BL Blend
B and L blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'black' and 'blue'.
In a consonant blend, you hear each letter's sound, but they are spoken together quickly. BL blends /b/ and /l/ together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: UE Vowel Team (/uː/)
UE at the end of a word usually says 'oo', like in 'blue' and 'true'.
After L, R, S, or J, UE makes the pure /uː/ sound — no Y-glide. Examples: blue, clue, true, glue. Companion rule vowel_team_ue_yoo handles the /juː/ variant after other consonants (rescue, cue, value).
Tip
UE after L, R, S, J — says oo!
Examples
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