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clung

PronouncedKLUHNG

/ˈklʌŋ/verb

Stuck to something and stayed there. The past tense of cling.

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Syllables

clung

1 syllable

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

cl

Phonics Rule: CL Blend

Sound“kl”·/kl/

C and L blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'class' and 'clean'.

The blend CL combines /k/ and /l/ spoken quickly together.

Examples

u

Phonics Rule: Short U

Sound“uh”·/ʌ/

The letter U makes a short sound, like in 'cup' and 'bus'.

When the letter U appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short U sound “uh”. This sounds like 'uh'.

Tip

U says “uh” like 'uh-oh, what's up?'

Examples

ng

Phonics Rule: NG Digraph

Sound“ng”·/ŋ/

NG together makes the “ng” sound at the back of your mouth, like in 'ring' and 'song'.

The digraph 'ng' makes the nasal sound “ng”. This sound is made at the back of your mouth/throat. It almost always appears at the end of a word or syllable.

Tip

Sing a song — NG rings along!

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