For curious minds ages 3–12

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Read

/riːd/

1 syllable

Read

verb

Meaning: To look at words and understand what they say.

Full meaning: To look at and understand written words.

Phonics sounds: r-ea-d — blend them together!

Example: “I read a story to my little sister.”

🧠 Active recall — the six-sense path

👀 See → 👂 Hear → ✋ Build → 🗣 Say → ✏️ Spell → 🧠 Recall. Answer all three recall questions.

🔀 Word shapes

  • Past:
  • Past participle:

🤝 Word friends

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Category: actions · Frequency rank: 10 (smaller = more common)