Sounds of English - Sounds Sheet (Initial Code)

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CONSONANTS DIGRAPHS /b/ /d/ */f/ /g/ */h/ /j/ */k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ */p/ /r/ */s/ */t/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ 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 bb rabbit dd add ff puff gg egg g giraffe c cat ll spell mm summer nn funny pp happy rr carrot ss mess tt letter ve give wh why zz buzz se cheese ph photo ck duck c cents f of u queen s his q queen ze sneeze /zh/ s treasure */th/ th thumb /th/ th feather */sh/ sh shark s sure */ch/ ch cheese tch watch /ng/ ng ring n think Consonant Sounds TRICKY LETTERS c x q cat = /k/at or city = /s/ity box = bo/k/s/ q ueen = /k/w/een 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. * These soft sounds are voiceless 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. 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 IraqU on its own can write down the /w/ sound as in penguin and persuade.

Transcript of Sounds of English - Sounds Sheet (Initial Code)

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/

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

bb rabbit dd add ff puff

gg egg g giraffe

c cat ll spell mm summer

nn funny pp happy rr carrot

ss mess tt letter ve give

wh why zz buzzse cheese

ph photo

ck duck

c cents f of

u queen s his

q queen

ze sneeze

/zh/ s treasure*/th/ th thumb /th/ th feather

*/sh/ sh sharks sure

*/ch/ ch cheesetch watch

/ng/ ng ringn think

Consonant sounds

t r i C k y l e t t e r s

c x qcat = /k/at or city = /s/ity box = bo/k/s/ queen = /k/w/een

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.

* These soft sounds are voiceless

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.

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.

A vowel sound is an open speech sound and there is a vowel sound in every syllable.

Vowel sounds

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s h o r t V o w e l s

l o n g V o w e l s

/o/

/a/ /e/

/o/

a ant e egg i igloo

o orange u up oo book

ai snail ee bee i spider

oa boat oo moon

/a/

/oo/

/i/

/u/

/e/

˘

/ i /

o t h e r V o w e l s

u uniform/y/oo/

/oi/ oi coin /ow/ ow cow

our sour/ow/ /

ire fireear ear

˘our tour/oo/ / ure cure/y/oo/ /

‘ r ’ a F F e C t e d V o w e l s

/ã/ /ä/ /û/air chair ar car ir bird

/ô/ or fork

/oo/

/ / er ladder

t r i C k y s o u n d

a swan

a babya_e cake

ea seat y fly i_e like

igh high

o-e bone ow low

ue blueo who

are care a bath er her

ay hay y happy

o open u_e flute

ear pear ur hurt

ea break

a ball aw paw au sauce

e me ie tie

oe toe oe shoe

ere where

oy boy ou out

you you ew new u_e cube

ower flower

ere here

/e/ / /i/ /

The schwa sound / / often replaces the vowel sound in an unstressed syllable. It sounds a little like a short grunt.

ar dollari dolphin

e ticketre centre

or doctor