fruitwood
Wood that comes from fruit trees, like apple or cherry trees. It is often used to make furniture or small wooden items.
Syllables
2 syllables
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: UI Vowel Team
UI makes the long U sound, like in 'fruit' and 'suit'.
The vowel team UI makes the long U sound /uː/. Examples: fruit, suit, juice, bruise, cruise.
Tip
UI says oo — fruit, suit, juice!
Examples
Phonics Rule: TW Blend
TW blends /t/ and /w/ together, like in 'twin', 'twig', and 'twist'.
TW appears at the beginning of words and blends the /t/ stop and /w/ glide smoothly together.
Tip
TW is twice as fun — /tw/ twin, twig, twist!
Examples
Phonics Rule: OO (Long Sound)
OO often makes the long sound, like in 'moon' and 'food'.
The vowel team 'oo' has two sounds. The long sound /uː/ is more common and appears in words like 'moon', 'food', and 'school'.
Tip
OO like the moon — ooooo!
Examples
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
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