SnapPhonics

brought

BRAWT/ˈbrɔt/verb
  1. verbCarried or moved something to a person or place.

  2. verbCaused something to happen or occur.

  3. verbAdded or gave something to a group or situation.

  4. verbSold something for a particular price.

  5. verbStarted legal action or made a formal complaint against someone.

  6. verbPersuaded or convinced someone to do something.

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Syllables

brought

1 syllable

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

br

Phonics Rule: BR Blend

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

ough

Phonics Rule: OUGH Pattern

OUGH can make many different sounds — it must be learned word by word.

OUGH is one of the most irregular patterns in English. There is no rule that predicts which sound a given OUGH word uses, so the rule card shows each variant alongside an example word you can tap to hear. Each word must be memorized.

Tip

OUGH is tricky — listen to each variant and learn the words individually.

Examples

t

Phonics Rule: Letter T

The letter T makes the /t/ sound, like in 'top', 'tap', and 'ten'. The tongue tip taps behind the upper teeth.

T is a voiceless alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth and releases with a puff of air. Double T (tt) makes the same /t/ sound.

Tip

T taps — touch your tongue to make /t/!

Examples

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