Decoding is working out how to pronounce new words.
Inspector Wordsmart likes to investigate words.
And when she comes across words that she hasn’t seen before she uses her decoder.
The decoder helps Inspector Wordsmart to break down new words into sounds she can recognise.
When coming across a word for the first time, it can be useful to separate the word into its syllables.
DE - TEC - TIVE
This makes it much easier to work out how to pronounce it.
Inspector Wordsmart may never have come across the word ‘detective’ before, but knowing the syllables within it means she can pronounce it.
This is decoding.
Description
Decoding is a method of breaking down words into sounds that you recognise.
For example, the word ‘detective’ could be broken down to the sounds.
de - tec - tive
Separating words into bits, known as syllables, can help you to pronounce words you haven’t seen before.
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