SnapPhonics

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POHST/ˈpoʊst/noun
  1. nounA long pole or piece of wood that stands up from the ground.

  2. nounA job or position that someone has in an organization.

  3. verbTo put something up in a place where everyone can see it.

  4. nounA message that someone writes on the Internet, such as on a website or social media.

  5. nounA place where soldiers or military workers are stationed.

  6. verbTo share a message on the Internet, such as on a website or social media.

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Phonics breakdown

p

Phonics Rule: Letter P

The letter P makes the /p/ sound, like in 'pan', 'pig', and 'pot'. Both lips press together then pop open.

P is a voiceless bilabial stop — both lips press together and release with a puff of air but no voice. It pairs with B (which is the voiced version of the same mouth position).

Tip

P pops open — press your lips and let it POP!

Examples

o

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

st

Phonics Rule: ST Blend

S and T blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'stop' and 'fast'.

The blend ST combines /s/ and /t/ spoken quickly together. It can appear at the beginning or end of a word.

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