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phon·ics
 phonics
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- pronunciation:
- fa
nihks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(used with a sing. verb) a method of teaching spelling, pronunciation, and reading that uses a phonetic rendering of the standard spelling system.
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| definition 2: |
the scientific study of sound.
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adjective + (n.)phonics
academic, analytic, basal, basic, decoding, direct, english, explicit, familiar, intensive, key, phonemic, structured, synthetic, systematic, traditional, weak, whole
verb + (n.)phonics
acquire,
address,
approach,
approve,
characterize,
conclude,
decode,
demand,
develop,
drill,
educate,
emphasize,
gain,
hook,
incorporate,
integrate,
learn,
master,
program,
read,
rely,
replace,
sequence,
slip,
spell,
stress,
struggle,
teach,
use
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noun + (n.)phonics
advocate,
alphabet,
approach,
awareness,
child,
classroom,
clue,
code,
coding,
combination,
comprehension,
connection,
context,
cookie,
correspondence,
curriculum,
debate,
desk,
discipline,
discomfort,
discussion,
dose,
drill,
ebony,
educator,
effectiveness,
emphasis,
finger,
fluency,
focus,
grade,
grammar,
help,
instruction,
knowledge,
language,
leapfrog,
learning,
lesson,
letter,
math,
method,
minute,
month,
nonsense,
others,
pattern,
program,
promoter,
reader,
reading,
recognition,
rule,
sight,
skill,
sound,
spelling,
swing,
syllabication,
teaching,
technique,
use,
vocabulary,
word,
workbook,
worksheet,
writing
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The word phonics
contains the following parts:
phon, phono, -phone, -phony
Greek
root
that means sound, voice
  Example words:
allophone, antiphon, antiphony, cacophony, Dictaphone, dysphonia, euphonious, euphony, geophone, homophone, homophonic, megaphone, microphone, phon, phonate, phone, phoneme, phonemics, phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetics, phonic, phonics, phonogram, phonograph, phonography, phonolite, phonology, phonon, phonoscope, polyphony, quadraphonic, stereophonic, symphony, telephone, xylophone
- synonyms:
- son
-ics
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
Example words:
acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeromechanics, aeronautics, aerostatics, aesthetics, analytics, apologetics, architectonics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, autonetics, avionics, ballistics, bariatrics, bioastronautics, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, calisthenics, chromatics, civics, cliometrics, cryogenics, cryonics, cybernetics, cytogenetics, didactics, dietetics, dramatics, dynamics, econometrics, economics, ekistics, electrodynamics, electronics, endodontics, energetics, ergonomics, esthetics, ethics, eugenics, eurhythmics, euthenics, genetics, geophysics, geopolitics, geriatrics, graphics, gymnastics, harmonics, histrionics, homiletics, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, hydroponics, hydrostatics, hydrotherapeutics, hygienics, kinematics, kinesics, kinetics, linguistics, logistics, macrobiotics, macroeconomics, magnetohydrodynamics, mathematics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, microelectronics, mnemonics, nucleonics, numismatics, obstetrics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, orthopedics, pediatrics, periodontics, pharmaceutics, phonemics, phonetics, phonics, photodynamics, physics, pneumatics, poetics, politics, proxemics, psychodynamics, psycholinguistics, pyrotechnics, robotics, semantics, semiotics, statics, statistics, supersonics, syntactics, tactics, tectonics, theatrics, therapeutics, thermodynamics, ultrasonics
- synonyms:
- -logy, -ology
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