Literary Devices. Alliteration The repetition of sounds especially of the initial consonant.
Sounds of English - Sounds Sheet (Initial Code)
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/
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/ 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