monday
PronouncedMUHN-dee
nounThe day of the week that comes after Sunday.
adverbOn the day of the week after Sunday.
Syllables
2 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter M
Sound“m”·/m/
The letter M makes the /m/ sound, like in 'map', 'mud', and 'mop'. Both lips press together with voice through the nose.
M is a voiced bilabial nasal — both lips press together while the voice hums through the nose. Double M (mm) makes the same /m/ sound.
Tip
M hums like mmm — press your lips and hum!
Examples
Phonics Rule: O says “uh”
Sound“uh”·/ʌ/
O sometimes says the “uh” sound (like short U), like in 'son', 'love', and 'month'.
In a set of common words, O says “uh” instead of short “o”: son, won, month, mother, brother, love, glove, dove, dozen, oven, money, honey.
Tip
O can say uh — son, love, month!
Examples
Phonics Rule: ND End Blend
Sound“nd”·/nd/
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
Phonics Rule: AY says “ee” (day names)
Sound“ee”·/iː/
In the names of the days, the -DAY ending is unstressed and AY says “ee” — 'monday' ends like 'mun-dee', not 'mun-DAY'.
AY usually says long A “ay” (day, play, stay). But in the names of the days of the week the ending is unstressed and relaxes: monday, tuesday, wednesday, friday and saturday all end in the sound “dee”. Say them at normal speed and listen — the ending is quick and light. The word day on its own still says “ay”, because there it carries the stress.
Tip
The days end lazy — mun-dee, fry-dee!
Examples
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