tallest
adjectiveHaving the greatest height from bottom to top when standing.
adjectiveReaching highest up; having the greatest vertical distance.
adjectiveHardest to believe, like a made-up story.
Syllables
2 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter T
The letter T makes the /t/ sound, like in 'top', 'tap', and 'ten'. The tongue tip taps behind the upper teeth.
T is a voiceless alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth and releases with a puff of air. Double T (tt) makes the same /t/ sound.
Tip
T taps — touch your tongue to make /t/!
Examples
Phonics Rule: AL says /ɔː/
AL often says the /ɔː/ sound, like in 'ball', 'walk', and 'talk'.
When A is followed by L, it frequently says /ɔː/ (the 'aw' sound): ball, call, walk, talk, salt, false, also. (In other words the A and L are separate, like in 'pal'.)
Tip
AL says aw — ball, walk, talk!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter L
The letter L makes the /l/ sound, like in 'lamp', 'leg', and 'lip'. The tongue tip touches behind the upper teeth.
L is a voiced lateral approximant — the tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth while air flows around the sides. Double L (ll) makes the same /l/ sound.
Tip
L is for lamp — light it up with /l/!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Suffix -EST
Adding -EST means 'the most', like 'biggest' and 'fastest'.
The suffix -est makes a superlative — it means 'the most' of something. 'Big' → 'biggest' means the most big of all.
Examples
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