crochet
Pronouncedkroh-SHAY
a craft where you use a hook and yarn to make loops and create fabric, blankets, or other items
Syllables
2 syllables
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
Phonics Rule: Open Syllable O (Long O)
Sound“oh”·/oʊ/
When O is the last letter of a syllable, the syllable is open and the O says its name “oh” — like in 'go' and 'no'.
This is the open-syllable pattern: a syllable that ends in a vowel leaves it 'open', so it says its long name. Here, a lone O at the end of a syllable says “oh” (go, no, so, o-pen). The O also says its long name in the 'old' and 'ost' families (cold, most). The long O sound is also spelled other ways, each its own rule — silent E (home) or vowel teams (oa in boat, ow in snow) — but those are not open syllables.
Tip
Long O says its name — O!
Examples
Phonics Rule: CH Digraph (“sh” sound)
Sound“sh”·/ʃ/
In some words from French, CH makes the “sh” sound, like in 'chef' and 'machine'.
When CH comes from a French-origin word, it says “sh”. Common examples: chef, machine, champagne, chandelier. These words must be memorized.
Tip
French CH shushes like SH — chef, machine!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short E
Sound“eh”·/ɛ/
The letter E makes a short sound, like in 'bed' and 'red'.
When the letter E appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short E sound “eh”. This is often confused with short I by new readers.
Tip
E says “eh” like an egg on your head.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter T
Sound“t”·/t/
The letter T makes the /t/ sound, like in 'top', 'tap', and 'ten'. The tongue tip taps behind the upper teeth.
T is a voiceless alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth and releases with a puff of air. Double T (tt) makes the same /t/ sound.
Tip
T taps — touch your tongue to make /t/!
Examples
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