Sounds of English - Sounds Sheet (Extended Code)
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Consonant Sounds CONSONANTS DIGRAPHS /b/ /d/ */f/ /g/ */h/ /j/ */k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ */p/ /r/ */s/ */t/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ */ch/ */sh/ */th/ /th/ /ng/ b ball d dog f fan g gate h hat j jam k kite l lips m mug n nut p pig r rat s sun t tap v van w web y yo-yo z zebra ch cheese sh shark th thumb th feather ng ring bb rabbit bu build dd add ff puff ffe giraffe gg egg gu guest wh who g giant gg exaggerate c cat ch christmas qu bouquet ll spell le bottle mm summer mn autumn nn funny pn pneumonia pp happy rr carrot ss mess c cents ps psychology tt letter bt doubt f of ph Stephen wh why o choir i opinion zz buzz x xylophone tch watch te righteous ce ocean si tension sci conscience the breathe n think ed filled ph phone ft often gh ghost gue catalogue dge edge ge bandage ck duck cq acquire que antique mb climb kn knight gn gnat wr wrong st listen se horse sw sword th Thomas pt receipt u quick j hallelujah s his ze sneeze t future c cello s sure ch machine ss tissue ngue tongue gh laugh di soldier q queen cc soccer rh rhyme sc science ce dance ed tapped te climate ve give ss scissors se cheese ti question ci special ti station che niche /zh/ s treasure si division z seizure ge mirage j Taj EXTENDED CODE We use our lips, teeth and tongue to control air flow and produce a unique speech sound each time we make a consonant sound. Sounds can be made with the voice on or off. TRICKY LETTERS c x q box = bo/k/s/ q ueen = /k/w/een q is frequently followed by the letter u and together these letters write down the /k/w/ sounds as in queen or the /k/ sound as in quiche. Q on its own can also write down the /k/ sound as in Iraq. U on its own can write down the /w/ sound as in penguin and persuade. c is used to write down the /k/ sound as in cat or the /s/ sound as in city. C writes down the /k/ sound before the vowels a, o, and u. C writes down the /s/ sound before i, e and y (when y represents a vowel sound). x is used to write down the /k/s/ sounds as in box or the /g/z/ sounds as in exam. It can also be used to write down the /z/ sound as in xylophone. The /k/s/ sounds can also be written down using the letters cks as in socks. These three consonants are considered to be ‘tricky’ letters because they are used to write down sounds that are already represented by other letters. cat = /k/at or city = /s/ity * These soft sounds are voiceless
Transcript of Sounds of English - Sounds Sheet (Extended Code)
Consonant Sounds
C o n S o n a n t S
d i g r a p h S
/b/ /d/ */f/
/g/ */h/ /j/
*/k/ /l/ /m/
/n/ */p/ /r/
*/s/ */t/ /v/
/w/ /y/ /z/
*/ch/ */sh/
*/th/ /th/
/ng/
b ball d dog f fan
g gate h hat j jam
k kite l lips m mug
n nut p pig r rat
s sun t tap v van
w web y yo-yo z zebra
ch cheese sh shark
th thumb th feather
ng ring
bb rabbitbu build
dd add ff puffffe giraffe
gg egg gu guest
wh who g giant gg exaggerate
c catch christmas qu bouquet
ll spellle bottle
mm summer mn autumn
nn funny pn pneumonia
pp happy rr carrot
ss mess c cents ps psychology
tt letterbt doubt
f of ph Stephen
wh why o choir
i opinion zz buzz x xylophone
tch watch te righteous
ce ocean si tension sci conscience
the breathe
n think
ed filled ph phoneft often
gh ghostgue catalogue
dge edge ge bandage
ck duckcq acquireque antique
mb climb
kn knight gn gnat
wr wrong
st listen se horsesw sword
th Thomaspt receipt
u quick j hallelujah s hisze sneeze
t futurec cello
s surech machiness tissue
ngue tongue
gh laugh
di soldier
q queencc soccer
rh rhyme
sc sciencece dance
ed tappedte climate
ve give
ss scissorsse cheese
ti question ci special ti stationche niche
/zh/ s treasuresi division z seizure
ge miragej Taj
EXTENDED CODE
We use our lips, teeth and tongue to control air flow and produce a unique speech sound each time we make a consonant sound. Sounds can be made with the voice on or off.
t r i C k y l e t t e r S
c x qbox = bo/k/s/ queen = /k/w/een
q is frequently followed by the letter u and together these letters write down the /k/w/ sounds as in queen or the /k/ sound as in quiche. Q on its own can also write down the /k/ sound as in Iraq. U on its own can write down the /w/ sound as in penguin and persuade.
c is used to write down the /k/ sound as in cat or the /s/ sound as in city.C writes down the /k/ sound before the vowels a, o, and u. C writes down the /s/ sound before i, e and y (when y represents a vowel sound).
x is used to write down the /k/s/ sounds as in box or the /g/z/ sounds as in exam. It can also be used to write down the /z/ sound as in xylophone. The /k/s/ sounds can also be written down using the letters cks as in socks.
These three consonants are considered to be ‘tricky’ letters because they are used to write down sounds that are already represented by other letters.
cat = /k/at or city = /s/ity
* These soft sounds are voiceless
EXTENDED CODEA vowel sound is an open speech sound and there is a vowel sound in every syllable.
Vowel Sounds
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o t h e r V o w e l S
/oi/ oi coinoy boy uoy buoy
/ow/ ow cowou out ough bough
l o n g V o w e l S
ee beee me ey key i skiea seat
e-e themeoe phoenix ei receive ay quay
y happy ie brief eo people
i spider/ i /y fly i-e likeai aisle
igh highuy buy is island
ie tie ye ryeeigh height
/o/ oa boato-e bone ow low oo brooch
o openough though ew sew
oe toeeau beau
oo moonue blueo whooeu manoeuvreu judo
u-e fluteough through ew screw
oe shoeui fruitou croup
/a/ ai snaila baby a-e cake ei vein ay hay
ey theyet croquet eigh weigh
ea break aigh straight au gauge
/y/oo/ u uniformyou you yu yuleieu adieuue rescue
ew neweue queueeu feud
eau beautyu_e cubeiew view
/oo/
/ / er ladder
t r i C k y S o u n d
The schwa sound / / often replaces the vowel sound in an unstressed syllable. It sounds a little like a short grunt.
S h o r t V o w e l S
a ant/a/ai plait al salmon
e egg/e/ea breadai said ei heifer
u burya manyae aesthetic
ie friendeo leoparday says
i igloo/i/e England ui build
o womeny gym
u busyie sieve
u up/u/o loveo-e come
oo floodoe does
ou trouble
oo book/oo/˘u push oul could o wolf
/o/ o orangea swanou cough
ho honestau sausage
‘ r ’ a F F e C t e d V o w e l S
/ow/ / our sourower flowerhour hour
/ô/ or fork
/ã/ air chairare care eir theirae aeroplane
ear pearayer prayer
ere whereayor mayor
/ä/ ar cara bath ear heart
al calfau laugh
er sergeant
ar dollari dolphinur augurure futureough thorough
a ballore moreoor dooraugh taught
our honoure ticketre centrea affect
al talkaw pawour fouroar board
/û/ ir birder her or wordere were
ur hurtour journey
ear pearl yr myrtle
ire fire/i/ /iar liarir choir
yer flyeryre tyre
igher higheria diary
or doctoru cactuseur chauffeurah cheetah
au saucear warough boughture sure
˘our tourewer sewer
/oo/ / ure cureewer fewereu Europe
iewer viewer
/y/oo/ /
ear ear/e/ /
/e/
ere hereeir weird
eer deereor theory
ier pierea idea
