flocks
nounMore than one group of animals, usually sheep, that stay together.
nounMore than one group of people gathered in a place.
nounSoft, fluffy pieces of wool or cotton used to fill pillows and blankets.
verbTo gather or move together in large numbers towards a place.
verbTo cover something with lots of tiny fibres to make it soft and fuzzy.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: FL Blend
F and L blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'flag' and 'fly'.
The blend FL combines /f/ and /l/ spoken quickly together.
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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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Phonics Rule: CK Digraph
CK together makes the /k/ sound, like in 'back' and 'kick'.
The digraph 'ck' appears right after a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word. If the vowel is short, use CK. If the vowel is long, use just K (like 'make').
Tip
Short vowel? CK comes quick — back, kick, duck!
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Phonics Rule: Plural -S (/s/ sound)
Adding -S makes a word plural (more than one). After unvoiced sounds, -S says /s/, like 'cats'.
The plural -s says /s/ after unvoiced consonants (p, t, k, f, th). Like -ed, the pronunciation depends on the final sound of the base word.
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