Why do children read WAS as /w-a-s/? 😳The reason is actually VERY interesting…

追加: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Why do children read was as [music] was?

[00:00:03]Because children are applying phonics correctly. They learn W as woo, A as ah, S as ss.

[00:00:12]So naturally they try was as was.

[00:00:15]>> [music] >> But in the word was, the letter A is making different vowel sound. Instead of short A, it makes the broad A sound which is ah. It sounds more like was.

[00:00:27]That's why was is called a tricky [music] word. English has some words where sounds change unexpectedly and children learn these step [music] by step. When children make these mistakes, it actually shows they are trying to decode independently. Save this for phonics awareness. Follow for more reading and spelling tips.