your
detBelonging to the person you are talking to.
detBelonging to more than one person you are talking to.
"your" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter Y (Consonant)
At the start of a word or syllable, Y makes the /j/ sound, like in 'yes', 'yet', and 'yell'.
Y at the beginning of a word acts as a consonant and makes the /j/ sound. In the middle or end of a word, Y acts as a vowel (gym, happy, my). Context determines which role Y plays.
Tip
Y at the start says /j/ — yes, you got it!
Examples
Phonics Rule: OUR says /ɔːr/
OUR can make the /ɔːr/ sound, like in 'four', 'pour', and 'your'.
OUR is a flexible team. It can say /ɔːr/ (the 'or' sound): four, pour, your, court, mourn.
Tip
Pour me four — four, pour, your!
Examples
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