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stand

STAND/ˈstænd/verb
  1. verbTo be upright on your feet.

  2. verbTo get up onto your feet.

  3. verbTo be in a particular place or position.

  4. verbTo accept or allow something you don't like.

  5. nounA small shop or stall that sells things.

  6. nounSomething that holds or supports another thing upright.

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stand

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Phonics breakdown

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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a

Phonics Rule: Short A

The letter A makes a short sound, like in 'cat' and 'bat'.

When the letter A appears in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends with a consonant), it usually makes the short A sound /æ/. This is one of the first vowel sounds students learn.

Tip

A says /æ/ like a cat that sat on a mat.

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nd

Phonics Rule: ND End Blend

ND at the end of a syllable blends /n/ and /d/ together, like in 'hand', 'sand', and 'send'.

ND is a common end blend (coda blend). The nasal /n/ and voiced stop /d/ are both heard. It appears very frequently in English words.

Tip

ND ends with a d-d-d — hand, sand, send!

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