their
detBelonging to or connected with more than one person or thing.
detBelonging to or connected with one person when you do not know if they are male or female.
"their" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
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Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: TH Digraph (Voiced)
TH can make a buzzy sound /ð/, like in 'this' and 'the'. You can feel your throat vibrate!
The voiced TH /ð/ is the vibrating version. Put your hand on your throat — you can feel it buzz. This sound appears in very common words like 'the', 'this', 'that', 'they'.
Tip
Voiced TH buzzes — this, that, the!
Examples
Phonics Rule: EI says long A
EI sometimes says long A /eɪ/, like in 'vein' and 'rein'.
The vowel team EI can say the long A sound /eɪ/ in a set of words: vein, rein, veil, beige. (EI says long E /iː/ in other words, often after C — see the companion 'EI says long E' rule.)
Tip
EI can say long A — vein, rein, veil!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter R
The letter R makes the /r/ sound, like in 'run', 'red', and 'rope'. The tongue curls back slightly.
R is a voiced approximant. The tongue curls back or bunches up without touching the roof of the mouth. When R follows a vowel it changes that vowel's sound (r-controlled vowels).
Tip
R is for run — /r/ with a curl of the tongue!
Examples
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