SnapPhonics

went

WEHNT/ˈwɛnt/verb
  1. verbMoved through space to or through a place.

  2. verbLeft or moved away from somewhere.

  3. verbTraveled or moved in order to do something.

  4. verbAttended a place or event.

  5. verbWorked or functioned properly.

  6. verbStarted or began doing something.

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Syllables

went

1 syllable

Letters

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Phonics breakdown

w

Phonics Rule: Letter 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

e

Phonics Rule: Short E

The letter E makes a short sound, like in 'bed' and 'red'.

When the letter E appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short E sound /ɛ/. This is often confused with short I by new readers.

Tip

E says /ɛ/ like an egg on your head.

Examples

nt

Phonics Rule: NT End Blend

NT at the end of a syllable blends /n/ and /t/ together, like in 'tent', 'mint', and 'want'.

NT is a very common end blend. The nasal /n/ flows into the stop /t/. In fast speech the /t/ is sometimes barely voiced, but both sounds are present.

Tip

NT tents up at the end — tent, mint, hunt!

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