SnapPhonics

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OH-KAY/ˈoʊ.ˈkeɪ/adjective
  1. adjectiveAll right or acceptable.

  2. adjectiveFairly good but not great.

  3. interjectionA word you say to show you agree or understand.

  4. verbTo say yes to something.

  5. adjectiveIn good health or feeling good.

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Letters

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Phonics breakdown

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Phonics Rule: Open Syllable O (Long O)

When O is the last letter of a syllable, the syllable is open and the O says its name /oʊ/ — like in 'go' and 'no'.

This is the open-syllable pattern: a syllable that ends in a vowel leaves it 'open', so it says its long name. Here, a lone O at the end of a syllable says /oʊ/ (go, no, so, o-pen). The O also says its long name in the 'old' and 'ost' families (cold, most). The long O sound is also spelled other ways, each its own rule — silent E (home) or vowel teams (oa in boat, ow in snow) — but those are not open syllables.

Tip

Long O says its name — O!

Examples

k

Phonics Rule: Letter K

The letter K makes the /k/ sound, like in 'kite', 'kit', and 'king'.

K always makes the /k/ sound. It is used before E, I, and Y where C would make an /s/ sound instead. K is silent before N at the start of a word (knife, know).

Tip

K is for kite — and kite starts with /k/!

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