SnapPhonics

threw

THROO/ˈθruː/verb
  1. verbDid release an object with force from the hands so that it moved quickly through the air.

  2. verbDid cause someone or something to fall off or out of a place.

  3. verbDid roll a die or dice to see what number came up.

  4. verbDid organize a party or other celebration.

  5. verbDid push or tip an opponent to the ground in a wrestling or fighting move.

  6. verbDid change the sound of one's voice to make it seem like someone else was speaking.

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Syllables

threw

1 syllable

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

th

Phonics Rule: TH Digraph (Unvoiced)

TH can make a soft sound /θ/, like in 'think' and 'bath'. Just air, no buzz!

The unvoiced TH /θ/ is the quiet, breathy version. Your throat doesn't vibrate. Stick your tongue between your teeth and blow air.

Tip

Unvoiced TH is quiet — think with three teeth!

Examples

r

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

ew

Phonics Rule: EW says /uː/

EW usually says the 'oo' sound /uː/, like in 'flew' and 'grew'.

The vowel team EW most often makes the pure 'oo' sound /uː/ at the end of a syllable: flew, grew, chew, crew, blew. After some consonants it adds a Y-glide and says /juː/ — see the companion 'EW says /juː/' rule (few, mew, pew).

Tip

EW says oo — flew, grew, chew!

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