| Phoneme |
Spelling(s) and Example Words |
Meaningful Names |
| /A/ |
a (table), a_e (bake), ai (train), ay (say) |
Long A; Fonzie's greeting |
| /a/ |
a (flat) |
Crying baby; baby lamb; home alone |
| /b/ |
b (ball) |
Beating heart; drum; basketball
|
| /k/ |
c (cake), k (key), ck (back) |
Nutcracker; golf shot; camera, chopping with an ax; walking on gravel
|
| /d/ |
d (door) |
Knocking; dribbling ball; drum; dinosaur
|
| /E/ |
e (me), ee (feet), ea (leap), y (baby) |
Long E; shriek |
| /e/ |
e (pet), ea (head) |
Rocking chair; creaky door; hard of hearing |
| /f/ |
f (fix), ph (phone) |
Angry cat; clothes brush; electric fan; soda fizz |
| /g/ |
g (gas) |
Croaking frog, gulping soda |
| /h/ |
h (hot) |
Out of breath; warm breath; tired dog |
| /I/ |
i (I), i_e (bite), igh (light), y (sky) |
Long I; "Aye, aye, Captain"
|
| /i/ |
i (sit) |
Crying puppy; icky sticky; baby pig |
| /j/ |
j (jet), dge (edge), g[e, i, y] (gem) |
Scrub brush; wood rasp; jump rope |
| /l/ |
l (lamp) |
Flying saucer; mixer; lapping water
|
| /m/ |
m (my) |
Mm-m-m; hummingbird |
| /n/ |
n (no), kn (knock) |
Mosquito; motorboat |
| /O/ |
o (okay), o_e (bone), oa (soap), ow (low) |
Long O; Oh, I see |
| /o/ |
o (hot) |
Say ah; doctor sound; cool drink; yawn |
| /p/ |
p (pie) |
Popcorn; water drip; skipping stone; soap bubbles |
| /kw/ |
qu (quick) |
Coffee pot; typewriter; quacking duck
|
| /r/ |
r (road), wr (wrong) |
Chain saw; angry lion; robot; growling dog |
| /s/ |
s (say), c[e, i, y] (cent) |
Snake; leaky ball; hair spray; sizzling bacon |
| /t/ |
t (time) |
Ticking clock; timer; automatic sprinkler |
| /U/ |
u (future), u_e (use), ew (few) |
Long U |
| /u/ |
u (thumb), a (about), e (loaded), o (wagon) |
I dunno; mother bear; punch in the stomach; foghorn |
| /v/ |
v (voice) |
Electric shaver; airplane; vacuum |
| /w/ |
w (wash) |
Lariat; fly rod; washing machine; helicopter
|
| /ks/ or /gz/ |
x (box, exam) |
Pop top soda can; grease gun |
| /y/ |
y (yes) |
Sticky mess |
| /z/ |
z (zoo), s (nose) |
Buzzing bee; arc welder; zipper |
| /OO/ |
oo (boot), u (truth), u_e (rude), ew (chew) |
Ghost; howling wolf; owl |
| /oo/ |
oo (book), u (put) |
Lifting weights; chin-up bar |
| /oi/ |
oi (soil), oy (toy) |
Seal; squeaky gate; spring |
| /ou/ |
ou (out), ow (cow) |
Inoculation; sting; pinch
|
| /aw/ |
aw (saw), au (caught), a[l] (tall) |
Poor thing; crow |
| /ar/ |
ar (car) |
Spinning tire; grinding gears; gargle; pirate
|
| /sh/ |
sh (ship), ti (nation), ci (special) |
Be quiet; watering the lawn; rain
|
| /hw/ |
wh (white) |
Blow out the candle |
| /ch/ |
ch (chest), tch (catch) |
Old train; antique car; chipmunk |
| /th/ or /th/ |
th (thick, this) |
Peeling tape; angry goose; wet shoes |
| /ng/ |
ng (sing), n (think) |
Gong; string bass |
| /zh/ |
s (measure) |
Sawing wood; sander |
/er/
|
er (her), ir (sir), ur (fur)
|
Chain saw; angry lion; robot; growling dog |
