phonics

  • 11phonics — phon|ics [ˈfɔnıks, ˈfəu US ˈfa: , ˈfou ] n [U] a method of teaching people to read in which they are taught to recognize the sounds that letters represent …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12phonics — phon|ics [ fanıks ] noun uncount LINGUISTICS a way of teaching people to read by teaching them to recognize individual sounds, instead of whole words …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13phonics — fÉ‘nɪks / fÉ’n n. system of teaching reading using the phonetic sound value of grouped letters; phonetics …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14phonics — plural noun [treated as sing.] a method of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with alphabetic symbols …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 15phonics — noun (U) a method of teaching people to read in which they are taught to recognize the sounds that letters represent …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16phonics — phon·ics …

    English syllables

  • 17phonics — UK [ˈfɒnɪks] / US [ˈfɑnɪks] noun [uncountable] linguistics a way of teaching people to read by teaching them to recognize individual sounds, instead of whole words …

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  • 18phonics — phon•ics [[t]ˈfɒn ɪks[/t]] or, for 2, [[t]ˈfoʊ nɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) edu a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling 2) phn archaic phonetics 1) • Etymology: 1675–85 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19phonics — /ˈfɒnɪks/ (say foniks) noun 1. a method of teaching reading, pronunciation, and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling. 2. Obsolete → phonetics …

  • 20phonics — noun teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values • Hypernyms: ↑teaching reading …

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