slouch
verbTo stand or sit with your shoulders bent forward and your back curved.
nounA bent, drooping position of the body or head.
verbTo walk slowly and without energy in a lazy way.
nounA person who moves slowly and does not try hard.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: SL Blend
S and L blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'slow' and 'sleep'.
The blend SL combines /s/ and /l/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: OU Diphthong
OU makes the /aʊ/ sound, like in 'out' and 'house'.
The diphthong OU glides from /a/ to /ʊ/. It usually appears in the middle of a word. OU has several possible sounds, but /aʊ/ is the most common.
Tip
OU — ouch! I'm out of the house!
Examples
Phonics Rule: CH Digraph
C and H together make a new sound: /tʃ/, like in 'chop' and 'much'.
When C and H are together, they don't say /k/ + /h/. They make a completely new sound: /tʃ/. This is called a digraph — two letters making one sound.
Tip
CH — choo choo goes the train!
Examples
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