breakable
PronouncedBRAY-kuh-buhl
adjectiveAble to snap, crack or fall to pieces.
nounSomething that will break or snap easily if you are not careful.
Syllables
3 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: BR Blend
Sound“br”·/br/
B and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'brown' and 'bring'.
The blend BR combines /b/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: EA Vowel Team (Long A)
Sound“ay”·/eɪ/
Sometimes EA says the long A sound, like in 'great', 'break', and 'steak'.
In a small set of words, 'ea' makes the long A sound “ay” instead of the usual long E — great, break, steak. These are memorized exceptions.
Tip
Take a great break — EA says A!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter K
Sound“k”·/k/
The letter K makes the /k/ sound, like in 'kite', 'kit', and 'king'.
K always makes the /k/ sound. It is used before E, I, and Y where C would make an /s/ sound instead. K is silent before N at the start of a word (knife, know).
Tip
K is for kite — and kite starts with /k/!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Suffix -ABLE
Sound“uh-bul”·/əbəl/
The suffix -ABLE means 'can be done'. It turns verbs into adjectives.
-ABLE means capable of: readable = can be read, washable = can be washed, breakable = can be broken. The vowel in -ABLE uses the schwa sound “uh”, making it sound like 'uh-bul'.
Tip
-ABLE means you're able to do it — readable means you can read it!
Examples
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