snips
nounShort sharp cuts made with scissors or similar tools.
nounHand tools used for cutting, similar to scissors.
nounSmall pieces cut off from something.
nounSmall amounts of something.
verbTo cut with short sharp actions using scissors.
nounSounds made by scissors or similar cutting tools.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: SN Blend
S and N blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'snow' and 'snap'.
The blend SN combines /s/ and /n/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short I
The letter I makes a short sound, like in 'sit' and 'big'.
When the letter I appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short I sound /ɪ/. This is one of the trickiest short vowels because it sounds similar to short E.
Tip
I says /ɪ/ like an itch you can't miss.
Examples
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
Phonics Rule: Plural -S (/s/ sound)
Adding -S makes a word plural (more than one). After unvoiced sounds, -S says /s/, like 'cats'.
The plural -s says /s/ after unvoiced consonants (p, t, k, f, th). Like -ed, the pronunciation depends on the final sound of the base word.
Examples
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