crawl
PronouncedKRAWL
verbTo move along the ground on your hands and knees, or the way a baby or insect moves.
verbTo move very slowly or with difficulty.
verbTo swim using a fast stroke with your arms moving over the water one after the other.
nounA fast swimming stroke where your arms move over the water one after the other.
verbTo feel a prickling or tickling feeling on your skin, as if insects are walking on you.
nounA very slow speed or pace.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: CR Blend
Sound“kr”·/kr/
C and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'cry' and 'cross'.
The blend CR combines /k/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
The vowel team AW makes the “aw” sound. It appears at the end of words or before L and N. Examples: saw, draw, law, claw, yawn, dawn.
Tip
AW says aw — saw, draw, claw!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter L
Sound“l”·/l/
The letter L makes the /l/ sound, like in 'lamp', 'leg', and 'lip'. The tongue tip touches behind the upper teeth.
L is a voiced lateral approximant — the tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth while air flows around the sides. Double L (ll) makes the same /l/ sound.
Tip
L is for lamp — light it up with /l/!
Examples
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