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daily

DAY-lee/ˈdeɪ.liː/adjective
  1. adjectiveHappening every day or every working day.

  2. nounA newspaper that comes out every day.

  3. adverbEvery day or each day.

  4. nounA surname.

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Syllables

daily

2 syllables

Letters

Related words (same phonics pattern)

Phonics breakdown

d

Phonics Rule: Letter D

The letter D makes the /d/ sound, like in 'dog', 'day', and 'dig'. The tongue tip touches behind the upper teeth.

D is a voiced alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge just behind the upper front teeth, then releases with voice. It reliably makes the /d/ sound in almost all positions.

Tip

D is for dog — and dog starts with /d/!

Examples

ai

Phonics Rule: AI Vowel Team

When A and I are together, they say long A, like in 'rain' and 'train'.

The vowel team 'ai' makes the long A sound /eɪ/. It usually appears in the middle of a word. At the end of a word, the same sound is usually spelled 'ay'.

Tip

AI in the middle says long A — rain on the train!

Examples

ly

Phonics Rule: Suffix -LY

Adding -LY to a word usually makes it describe HOW something is done, like 'slowly' and 'quickly'.

The suffix -ly usually turns an adjective into an adverb. 'Slow' → 'slowly' means 'in a slow way'.

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