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phonics

phon·ics
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fon-iks or for 2, foh-niks]
    • /ˈfɒn ɪks or for 2, ˈfoʊ nɪks/
    • /ˈfɒn.ɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fon-iks or for 2, foh-niks]
    • /ˈfɒn ɪks or for 2, ˈfoʊ nɪks/

Definitions of phonics word

  • noun phonics a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling. 1
  • noun phonics Obsolete. phonetics. 1
  • uncountable noun phonics Phonics is a method of teaching people to read by training them to associate written letters with their sounds. 0
  • noun phonics a method of teaching people to read by training them to associate letters with their phonetic values 0
  • noun phonics the science or study of sound; acoustics 0
  • noun phonics a method of teaching beginners to read or enunciate by learning to associate certain letters or groups of letters with the sounds they commonly represent 0

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Origin of phonics

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; phon- + -ics

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Phonics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phonics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

phonics usage trend in Literature

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