breaker
PronouncedBRAY-ker
nounA large wave that falls over and makes white foam when it reaches the shore.
nounA person or thing that breaks something.
nounA machine used to break up rocks or coal into smaller pieces.
nounA person who dances in a style involving spinning and acrobatic moves.
Syllables
2 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 -ER
Sound“er”·/ɜːr/
Adding -ER can mean 'more' (bigger) or 'a person who' (teacher).
The suffix -er has two main uses: comparative ('big' → 'bigger' = more big) and agent ('teach' → 'teacher' = a person who teaches).
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