grey
adjectiveA colour that is between black and white, like ash or a rainy sky.
nounA surname.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: GR Blend
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
Phonics Rule: EY says long A
EY can say the long A sound /eɪ/, like in 'they' and 'obey'.
The vowel team EY often makes the long A sound /eɪ/: they, obey, grey, prey, hey, survey. (EY also says long E /iː/ at the end of many words — money, key, honey — where the Y is doing the 'long E' job.)
Tip
EY says long A — they obey!
Examples
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