SnapPhonics

crop

KRAHP/ˈkrɑp/noun
  1. nounA plant grown for food, animal feed, or other useful things that can be harvested.

  2. nounThe amount of a plant that is grown and picked in one season or year.

  3. verbTo cut something short, especially hair.

  4. verbTo remove the outer parts of a picture to make it look better.

  5. nounA short haircut.

  6. nounA pouch inside a bird's body that holds food before it is digested.

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Syllables

crop

1 syllable

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Phonics breakdown

cr

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.

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o

Phonics Rule: Short O

The letter O makes a short sound, like in 'hot' and 'dog'.

When the letter O appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short O sound /ɑ/. In American English, this sounds like 'ah'.

Tip

O says /ɑ/ like 'Ahh!' said the doctor.

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p

Phonics Rule: Letter P

The letter P makes the /p/ sound, like in 'pan', 'pig', and 'pot'. Both lips press together then pop open.

P is a voiceless bilabial stop — both lips press together and release with a puff of air but no voice. It pairs with B (which is the voiced version of the same mouth position).

Tip

P pops open — press your lips and let it POP!

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