friend
nounA person you like and enjoy spending time with who is not in your family.
nounSomeone who helps you or gives you support.
verbTo add someone to your list of friends on a computer or phone.
nounA person you know but are not close to.
nounA member of the Society of Friends, a Christian group also called Quakers.
"friend" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: FR Blend
F and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'from' and 'free'.
The blend FR combines /f/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: IE Vowel Team (Long E)
When IE appears in the middle of a word, it usually says long E, like in 'piece' and 'chief'.
The vowel team IE makes the long E sound /iː/ in the middle of a word. Examples: piece, chief, field, shield, brief. Remember: I before E except after C.
Tip
IE in the middle says EE — piece, chief, field!
Examples
Phonics Rule: ND End Blend
ND at the end of a syllable blends /n/ and /d/ together, like in 'hand', 'sand', and 'send'.
ND is a common end blend (coda blend). The nasal /n/ and voiced stop /d/ are both heard. It appears very frequently in English words.
Tip
ND ends with a d-d-d — hand, sand, send!
Examples
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