Literacy Skills

noun writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script

• The teacher praised the student for their neat and legible handwriting.
• I can barely read your handwriting, it's so messy!
• His handwriting is so bad, it looks like chicken scratch.
• Her handwriting was like a work of art, each letter carefully crafted.

verb to pronounce or articulate words by making the sounds of the letters

adverb in a manner that involves pronouncing or articulating words by making the sounds of the letters

• The teacher spent extra time sounding out each word with the struggling student.
• I'm still sounding out the instructions on this manual.
• I'm just sounding out the new guy to see if he's cool.
• She was carefully sounding out her options before making a decision.