GR: Phonetic CHILDREN'S DICTIONARY

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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

Words that Start with the "GR" Sound

grandfather
The father of your father or mother is your grandfather.

grandfather clock
A grandfather clock is a large, free-standing pendulum clock.

grandmother
The mother of your father or mother is your grandmother.

grandparents
Grandparents are grandmothers and grandfathers.

granite
Granite is a common type of igneous rock. Granite is formed in a slow cooling process.

grapefruit
Grapefruits sometime squirt you when you eat them.

grapes
Grapes are delicious fruit that grow on vines.

graph
A graph is a diagram that shows relationships between things.

grass
Grass is a common flowering plant that is found all over the world.

grasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect that hops. It can make noises by rubbing its legs together.

grater
A grater is a tool used to cut food into tiny pieces.

gray
Elephants are large, gray mammals. Gray paint can be made by mixing black and white paint.
gray whale
The gray whale is a baleen whale that eats tiny organisms from the mud on the bottom on the ocean.

gray wolf
Gray wolves are endangered meat-eaters from the North America.

Great Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe. It's capital is London.

Great Dane
The Great Dane is a large, short-haired dog that was originally bred to hunt large game. >

greater than
The mathematical symbol > means "greater than." When one number is greater than a second number, the first one is bigger than the second. For example, 4 is greater than 2, or 4 > 2.

great horned owl
The great horned owl is a large bird of prey from North and South America.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are five huge, connected lakes located between Canada and the USA. The lakes are (from biggest to smallest) Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. These lakes were formed by glaciers during the last Ice Age.
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is thousands of years old.

great white shark
The Great White shark is a large, meat-eating fish.
Greece
Greece is a country in southern Europe. Its capital is Athens. The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece.

green
Grass, broccoli, and many other plants are green. You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow paint.

green bean
A green bean is a long, thin, green vegetable. It is pod that contains bean seeds. It is also called a string bean.

greenhouse
A greenhouse is a building, usually made out of glass, in which people grow plants.

greyhound
The greyhound is the fastest breed of dog for short distance runs.

grin
A grin is a kind of wide smile that shows your teeth. People grin when they have a lot of different feelings.
grizzly bear
The grizzly bear is a large bear with a muscular hump on its shoulders.

grotto
A grotto is a small cave.
groundhog
The groundhog is a rodent that is also called the woodchuck.

Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in February 2nd. If a groundhog sees its shadow on this day, cold weather is predicted; if it sees no shadow, mild weather is thought to follow.