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oddest

AH-duhst/ˈɑ.dəst/adjective
  1. adjectiveMost unusual or different from what you would normally expect.

  2. adjectiveMost strange or weird in the way something looks or behaves.

  3. adjectiveNot able to be matched with another of the same kind.

  4. adjectiveNot divisible equally into two whole numbers.

  5. adjectiveHappening only sometimes and not regularly planned.

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Syllables

oddest

2 syllables

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

o

Phonics Rule: Short O

The letter O makes a short sound, like in 'hot' and 'dog'.

When the letter O appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short O sound /ɑ/. In American English, this sounds like 'ah'.

Tip

O says /ɑ/ like 'Ahh!' said the doctor.

Examples

dd

Phonics Rule: Double Consonant

Two of the same consonant together make just one sound, like the LL in 'ball' or TT in 'butter'.

When two identical consonants appear together, they make just one consonant sound, and the doubling signals a short vowel before it. A common case is the FLOSS rule: a one-syllable word with a short vowel doubles a final f, l, s, or z (off, ball, miss, buzz). Examples: ball, butter, happy, mitten, egg, off.

Tip

Double consonants make one sound — ball, butter, egg!

Examples

est

Phonics Rule: Suffix -EST

Adding -EST means 'the most', like 'biggest' and 'fastest'.

The suffix -est makes a superlative — it means 'the most' of something. 'Big' → 'biggest' means the most big of all.

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