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PronouncedPRAH-duhkts

/ˈprɑ.dəkts/noun
  1. nounThings made or grown to be sold to customers.

  2. nounThings for sale in a shop or market.

  3. nounMore than one thing that is made or created by someone or something.

  4. nounThings that happen because of someone's work or because of what occurs around them.

  5. nounThe answer you get when you multiply numbers together.

  6. nounNew substances made when chemicals mix together.

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Syllables

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2 syllables

Letters

Phonics breakdown

pr

Phonics Rule: PR Blend

Sound“pr”·/pr/

P and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'print' and 'price'.

The blend PR combines /p/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.

Examples

o

Phonics Rule: Short O

Sound“ah”·/ɑ/

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 “ah”. In American English, this sounds like 'ah'.

Tip

O says “ah” like 'Ahh!' said the doctor.

Examples

d

Phonics Rule: Letter D

Sound“d”·/d/

The letter D makes the /d/ sound, like in 'dog', 'day', and 'dig'. The tongue tip touches behind the upper teeth.

D is a voiced alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge just behind the upper front teeth, then releases with voice. It reliably makes the /d/ sound in almost all positions.

Tip

D is for dog — and dog starts with /d/!

Examples

u

Phonics Rule: Schwa

Sound“uh”·/ə/

In unstressed syllables, vowels often make a lazy 'uh' sound called schwa, like the A in 'about'.

Schwa “uh” is the most common vowel sound in English. Any vowel letter can make the schwa sound when it's in an unstressed syllable. It sounds like a quick, lazy 'uh'.

Tip

Schwa is lazy — any vowel can say 'uh' when it's not stressed!

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ct

Phonics Rule: CT End Blend

Sound“kt”·/kt/

CT at the end of a syllable blends /k/ and /t/ together, like in 'act' and 'fact'.

CT is an end blend — both sounds are heard. The back of the tongue makes /k/, then the tip taps /t/.

Tip

CT blends at the end — act, fact, insect!

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s

Phonics Rule: Plural -S (/s/ sound)

Sound“s”·/s/

After a quiet sound like p, t, k or f, the plural ending says /s/ — like 'cats' and 'cakes'.

Say 'ssss' and then 'zzzz' with a finger on your throat — only 'zzzz' buzzes. When the word already ends in a quiet (unvoiced) sound like p, t, k or f, the plural ending stays quiet too and says /s/. This happens whether the word is spelled -s (cats) or -es (cakes, notes), because in cakes the e is silent and only the s is sounded.

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