stitch
nounA loop of thread made when you push a needle through cloth and pull it back out.
nounA loop of yarn on a knitting needle.
nounA way of sewing or joining things together with a needle and thread.
nounA sharp pain in your side that you might feel when you run or laugh hard.
verbTo sew two pieces of cloth together with a needle and thread.
verbTo join pieces of cloth by making loops with thread and a needle.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
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.
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: TCH Trigraph
TCH makes the same sound as CH — /tʃ/. It comes after a short vowel, like in 'watch' and 'catch'.
TCH appears after a short vowel in a one-syllable word. It makes the same /tʃ/ sound as CH. Think of it as the 'short vowel version' of CH, similar to CK being the short vowel version of K.
Tip
Short vowel? Add a T before CH — catch, match, watch!
Examples
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