crews
nounMore than one group of people working together to run a ship, plane, factory, or other large thing.
nounMore than one group of people working together on a task.
nounMore than one group of people who work on a film or play but are not actors.
nounMore than one rowing team in a boat race.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: CR Blend
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
Phonics Rule: EW says /uː/
EW usually says the 'oo' sound /uː/, like in 'flew' and 'grew'.
The vowel team EW most often makes the pure 'oo' sound /uː/ at the end of a syllable: flew, grew, chew, crew, blew. After some consonants it adds a Y-glide and says /juː/ — see the companion 'EW says /juː/' rule (few, mew, pew).
Tip
EW says oo — flew, grew, chew!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Plural -S (/z/ sound)
After voiced sounds, -S says /z/, like in 'dogs' and 'birds'.
After voiced consonants and vowels, the plural -s says /z/. Most people don't notice this — it sounds natural.
Examples
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