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Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word

long a

b

hard c + k

ch

d

long e

f+ph

hard g

h

long i

j + soft g

l

long o

short o

p

s + soft c

sh

t

th

long u

v

y

short a

short e

pl

sk

sl

sp

st

sph

short u

w

air

aw

bl

cl

cr

qu

dr

eer

fl

gl

short i

m

or

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pr

skr

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spl

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thr

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Words that Start with the "BR" Sound

bracelet A bracelet is jewelry you wear on your wrist.

Brachiosaurus Brachiosaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur. It had a very long neck.

braid A braid is three or more strands that are woven together into a rope-like shape.

Braille Braille is a system of writing used by blind people.

brain We think with our brain.

branch A branch is a tree or other plant that grows from the trunk or stem.

brass instruments The French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba are brass musical instruments.

brave Someone who is brave has courage.

Brazil Brazil is a large country in South America. Its capital is Brasilia.

breaching Breaching is when whales jump high out of the water. Sometimes whales spin around while they are breaching.

bread Bread is made from flour.

break When you break something, it is separated into two or more pieces or is cracked. Broken things are often unusable.

brick This fireplace is made out of bricks.

bridge A bridge is a structure over water, or over another thing that is difficult to cross.

brittle Something that is brittle will break or snap in two easily. Potato chips are brittle.

brittle star The brittle star is a bottom-dwelling marine invertebrate with long, spiny arms. It is called the brittle star because an arm can snap off when it is bitten by a predator; the arm will later regrow.

broccoli Broccoli is a green vegetable.

Brontosaurus Brontosaurus was a huge, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur. It is now called Apatosaurus.

broken When something is broken, it does not work or has been damaged.

bronze Bronze is a metal that is made out of copper and tin (which are other metals). In the Olympics, the third-place medal is made of bronze.

brook A brook is small stream.

broom You can sweep the floor with a broom.

brothers Brothers are boys or men who have the same parents.

brown Brown is the color of wood.

brown bear The brown bear is a large bear with a muscular hump on its shoulders.

brush A brush is used to paint, clean, or groom.

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word

long a

b

hard c + k

ch

d

long e

f+ph

hard g

h

long i

j + soft g

l

long o

short o

p

s + soft c

sh

t

th

long u

v

y

short a

short e

pl

sk

sl

sp

st

sph

short u

w

air

aw

bl

cl

cr

qu

dr

eer

fl

gl

short i

m

or

ow

pr

skr

sm

spl

str

sw

shr

tr

thr

ur

wh

z

ar

br

fr

gr

n

oy

r

squ

sn

spr

tw

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