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grace's

PronouncedGRAY-sihz

/ˈɡreɪ.sɪz/determiner

  1. nameA girl's first name.

  2. nameA last name.

  3. nounSmooth, elegant movement or the way someone moves beautifully.

  4. nounA short prayer said before eating a meal.

  5. nounQualities that make someone or something attractive and pleasant.

  6. nounKindness or help that is given freely and not earned.

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Syllables

grace's

1 syllable

Letters

Related words (same phonics pattern)

graciegrandsongrandpagrapesgranddaughtergrandma

Phonics breakdown

gr

Phonics Rule: GR Blend

Sound“gr”·/ɡr/

G and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'green' and 'grow'.

The blend GR combines /ɡ/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.

Examples

a

Phonics Rule: Open Syllable A (Long A)

Sound“ay”·/eɪ/

When A is the last letter of a syllable, the syllable is open and the A says its name “ay” — like in 'ba-by' and 'pa-per'.

This is the open-syllable pattern: a syllable that ends in a vowel leaves that vowel 'open', so it says its long name. Here, a lone A at the end of a syllable says “ay” (ba-by, a-pron, lady). The long A sound is also spelled other ways, each its own rule — silent E (cake), or vowel teams (ai in rain, ay in play) — but those are not open syllables.

Tip

Long A says its name — A!

Examples

c

Phonics Rule: Soft C

Sound“s”·/s/

C says /s/ before E, I, or Y, like in 'city' and 'face'.

When C comes before the letters E, I, or Y, it makes the soft /s/ sound instead of the hard /k/ sound. This is called 'Soft C'.

Tip

C is soft before E, I, Y — the city is nice!

Examples

e

Phonics Rule: Short E

Sound“eh”·/ɛ/

The letter E makes a short sound, like in 'bed' and 'red'.

When the letter E appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short E sound “eh”. This is often confused with short I by new readers.

Tip

E says “eh” like an egg on your head.

Examples

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s

Phonics Rule: Plural -S (/z/ sound)

Sound“z”·/z/

After a buzzing sound or a vowel, the plural ending says /z/ — like 'dogs' and 'shoes'.

Put a finger on your throat and say 'zzzz' — you feel a buzz. When the word ends in a buzzing (voiced) sound or a vowel, the plural ending buzzes too and says /z/. This happens whether the word is spelled -s (dogs) or -es (shoes, trees), because in shoes the e is silent and only the s is sounded. Most people never notice they are doing this.

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