wear
PronouncedWAIR
verbTo have clothes or other things on your body.
verbTo become thin or damaged from being used a lot.
verbTo make someone feel tired or annoyed over time.
verbTo stay strong and last a long time even with hard use.
nounDamage or holes that appear in something from using it a lot.
nounA river in north east England.
"wear" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter W
Sound“w”·/w/
The letter W makes the /w/ sound, like in 'win', 'wet', and 'web'. The lips round into an O shape.
W is a voiced bilabial approximant — the lips round tightly then open as voice flows. W is sometimes silent (write, wrong) and can act as a vowel in some combinations (aw, ew, ow).
Tip
W rounds your lips — make an O then say /w/!
Examples
Phonics Rule: EAR says “air” (bear)
Sound“air”·/ɛər/
EAR can make the “air” sound, like in 'bear', 'wear', and 'pear'.
EAR sometimes says “air” (the 'air' sound) in a small set of words: bear, wear, pear, swear, tear (rip).
Tip
A bear has hair — bear, wear, pear!
Examples
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