SnapPhonics

weigh

PronouncedWAY

/ˈweɪ/verb

  1. verbTo find out how heavy something is.

  2. verbTo measure out a certain amount of something by how heavy it is.

  3. verbTo think carefully about something to decide if it is good or bad.

  4. verbTo have a certain weight.

  5. verbTo be important or have an effect on a decision.

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Syllables

weigh

1 syllable

Letters

Related words (same phonics pattern)

weightlesseighteeneighthfreightweighingweighs

Phonics breakdown

w

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

eigh

Phonics Rule: EIGH Pattern

Sound“ay”·/eɪ/

EIGH says long A, like in 'eight' and 'weight'.

The pattern EIGH makes the long A sound “ay”. The GH is silent. Examples: eight, weight, freight, neighbor, sleigh.

Tip

EIGH says A — eight, weight, neighbor!

Examples

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