flourish
verbTo grow strong and healthy.
verbTo wave or swing something around in a big, showy way.
nounA fancy movement made to look impressive or exciting.
nounA decorative pattern or design added to make something prettier.
nounA fancy tune or musical phrase played for decoration.
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.
Examples
Phonics Rule: OUR says /ɜːr/
OUR can make the /ɜːr/ sound (like 'er' in 'her'), in 'journey' and 'courage'.
In a few words OUR says the /ɜːr/ sound (same as ER/IR/UR): journey, courage, nourish, flourish, courteous.
Tip
A journey takes courage — journey, courage!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short I
The letter I makes a short sound, like in 'sit' and 'big'.
When the letter I appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short I sound /ɪ/. This is one of the trickiest short vowels because it sounds similar to short E.
Tip
I says /ɪ/ like an itch you can't miss.
Examples
Phonics Rule: SH Digraph
S and H together make the quiet sound /ʃ/, like in 'ship' and 'fish'.
The digraph 'sh' makes the /ʃ/ sound. Think of the 'shh, be quiet' sound. It can appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
Tip
SH says 'shhh' — be quiet on the ship!
Examples
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