programs
PronouncedPROHG-ramz
nounSets of instructions that make a computer do things.
nounShows or broadcasts on radio or television.
nounLeaflets that list information about a play, game or other activity.
nounSets of organized activities or plans of action.
nounSets of main goals that a political party or candidate supports.
verbTo enter instructions into a computer to make it do a particular task.
Syllables
2 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
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
Phonics Rule: Open Syllable O (Long O)
Sound“oh”·/oʊ/
When O is the last letter of a syllable, the syllable is open and the O says its name “oh” — 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 “oh” (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
Phonics Rule: GR Blend
Sound“gr”·/ɡr/
G and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'green' and 'grow'.
The blend GR combines /ɡ/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
When the letter A appears in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends with a consonant), it usually makes the short A sound “a”. This is one of the first vowel sounds students learn.
Tip
A says “a” like a cat that sat on a mat.
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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: Plural -S (/z/ sound)
Sound“z”·/z/
After a buzzing sound or a vowel, the plural ending says /z/ — like 'dogs' and 'shoes'.
Put a finger on your throat and say 'zzzz' — you feel a buzz. When the word ends in a buzzing (voiced) sound or a vowel, the plural ending buzzes too and says /z/. This happens whether the word is spelled -s (dogs) or -es (shoes, trees), because in shoes the e is silent and only the s is sounded. Most people never notice they are doing this.
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