SnapPhonics

chest

CHEHST/ˈtʃɛst/noun
  1. nounThe part of your body between your neck and your stomach.

  2. nounA large strong box with a lid, used for storing things.

  3. nounA piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes and other things.

  4. nounA place where money or treasure is kept safe.

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Syllables

chest

1 syllable

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

ch

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

est

Phonics Rule: Suffix -EST

Adding -EST means 'the most', like 'biggest' and 'fastest'.

The suffix -est makes a superlative — it means 'the most' of something. 'Big' → 'biggest' means the most big of all.

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