drought
PronouncedDROWT
nounA long time without rain, which can make it hard to grow food and find water.
nounA long period when a person or team does not succeed or win.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: DR Blend
Sound“dr”·/dr/
D and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'drop' and 'drink'.
The blend DR combines /d/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: OUGH Pattern
Sound“several sounds”
OUGH can make many different sounds — it must be learned word by word.
OUGH is one of the most irregular patterns in English. There is no rule that predicts which sound a given OUGH word uses, so the rule card shows each variant alongside an example word you can tap to hear. Each word must be memorized.
Tip
OUGH is tricky — listen to each variant and learn the words individually.
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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