glue
nounA sticky liquid or paste used to join things together.
verbTo stick two things together with glue.
nounSomething that holds two things or people together.
verbTo make someone watch or listen very carefully to something.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: GL Blend
G and L blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'glad' and 'glow'.
The blend GL combines /ɡ/ and /l/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: UE Vowel Team (/uː/)
UE at the end of a word usually says 'oo', like in 'blue' and 'true'.
After L, R, S, or J, UE makes the pure /uː/ sound — no Y-glide. Examples: blue, clue, true, glue. Companion rule vowel_team_ue_yoo handles the /juː/ variant after other consonants (rescue, cue, value).
Tip
UE after L, R, S, J — says oo!
Examples
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