cheerful
adjHappy and full of good feelings.
adjBright and pleasant to look at.
Syllables
2 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: CH Digraph
C and H together make a new sound: /tʃ/, like in 'chop' and 'much'.
When C and H are together, they don't say /k/ + /h/. They make a completely new sound: /tʃ/. This is called a digraph — two letters making one sound.
Tip
CH — choo choo goes the train!
Examples
Phonics Rule: EER says /ɪər/
EER makes the /ɪər/ sound, like in 'deer', 'cheer', and 'steer'.
EER is an r-controlled team saying /ɪər/ (same 'ear' sound): deer, cheer, steer, career, engineer, volunteer.
Tip
A deer can cheer — deer, cheer, steer!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Suffix -FUL
Adding -FUL means 'full of', like 'helpful' (full of help) and 'beautiful'.
The suffix -ful means 'full of' or 'having the quality of'. Note: the suffix is spelled with one L (-ful), not two (-full).
Tip
FUL means full of — helpful is full of help!
Examples
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