broader
PronouncedBRAW-der
adjWider in how much space or how many things something covers.
adjMore general and less about one specific thing.
adjMore obvious and not trying to hide what it means.
adjMore clear and easy to understand.
adjHaving a stronger regional accent or way of speaking.
nounA shallow lake in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
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: OA says “aw” (broad)
Sound“aw”·/ɔː/
In the word broad and its family, OA says “aw” instead of the long O — broad rhymes with sawed, not with road.
OA almost always says long O: boat, coat, road, soap, goal. The word broad is the exception, along with abroad, broadly, broader and broadest. Say broad and road one after the other and you can hear it — the spelling is the same but the vowel is not.
Tip
Broad sounds like sawed, not like road!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter D
Sound“d”·/d/
The letter D makes the /d/ sound, like in 'dog', 'day', and 'dig'. The tongue tip touches behind the upper teeth.
D is a voiced alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge just behind the upper front teeth, then releases with voice. It reliably makes the /d/ sound in almost all positions.
Tip
D is for dog — and dog starts with /d/!
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).
Examples
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