troop
PronouncedTROOP
nounA group of soldiers or armed forces.
nounA small unit of soldiers commanded by a captain.
nounA group of scouts in a boy or girl scouts organization.
nounA group of monkeys, apes, or lemurs living together.
verbTo move together in a large group or crowd.
nounA collection of many people or things.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: TR Blend
Sound“tr”·/tr/
T and R blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'tree' and 'try'.
The blend TR combines /t/ and /r/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: OO (Long Sound)
Sound“oo”·/uː/
OO often makes the long sound, like in 'moon' and 'food'.
The vowel team 'oo' has two sounds. The long sound “oo” is more common and appears in words like 'moon', 'food', and 'school'.
Tip
OO like the moon — ooooo!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter P
Sound“p”·/p/
The letter P makes the /p/ sound, like in 'pan', 'pig', and 'pot'. Both lips press together then pop open.
P is a voiceless bilabial stop — both lips press together and release with a puff of air but no voice. It pairs with B (which is the voiced version of the same mouth position).
Tip
P pops open — press your lips and let it POP!
Examples
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