vision
nounThe ability to see.
nounA picture or scene that someone sees in their mind or imagination.
nounAn idea of what someone wants to happen or achieve in the future.
nounA dream-like experience where someone sees something that may not be real.
verbTo imagine or picture something in your mind.
Syllables
2 syllables
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter V
The letter V makes the /v/ sound, like in 'van', 'vet', and 'vine'. Upper teeth touch the lower lip with voice.
V is a voiced labiodental fricative — the upper front teeth rest on the lower lip while air and voice flow through. It is the voiced partner of F. English words rarely end in V; they usually add an E (have, live, give).
Tip
V is for van — /v/ vibrates your lips!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short I
The letter I makes a short sound, like in 'sit' and 'big'.
When the letter I appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short I sound /ɪ/. This is one of the trickiest short vowels because it sounds similar to short E.
Tip
I says /ɪ/ like an itch you can't miss.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Suffix -SION (/zhun/)
After a vowel, -SION buzzes to /zhun/, like in 'vision' and 'division'.
When -SION follows a vowel, it makes the voiced /ʒən/ (zhun) sound: vision, division, confusion, explosion, invasion. (After a consonant it says /ʃən/ instead — mission, tension — see the companion rule.)
Tip
-SION after a vowel buzzes — a vision of division!
Examples
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