SnapPhonics

took

TUUK/ˈtʊk/verb
  1. verbGot something into your hands or possession.

  2. verbCarried or led someone or something to another place.

  3. verbRemoved something.

  4. verbChose or picked something.

  5. verbSwallowed medicine or drugs into your body.

  6. verbExperienced or felt something.

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Syllables

took

1 syllable

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

t

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

oo

Phonics Rule: OO (Short Sound)

OO sometimes makes a shorter sound, like in 'book' and 'good'.

The vowel team 'oo' sometimes makes the shorter /ʊ/ sound. This is less common than the long /uː/ sound. Words with short OO need to be learned individually.

Tip

Look in a book — short OO!

Examples

k

Phonics Rule: Letter K

The letter K makes the /k/ sound, like in 'kite', 'kit', and 'king'.

K always makes the /k/ sound. It is used before E, I, and Y where C would make an /s/ sound instead. K is silent before N at the start of a word (knife, know).

Tip

K is for kite — and kite starts with /k/!

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