Letter Sounds

Vowels

Short Vowel Sounds
• a - apple, can, cat, ash
• e - ever, head, get, bet
• i - it, big, finish, sit
• o - odd, hot, waffle, mop
• u - mother, cup, tough, duck

Long Vowel Sounds
• a - aid, hate, day
• e - eat, see, need
• i - ice, hide, deny
• o - own, road, below
• u - rude, food, soup, sue

Schwa
• uh - about, lesson, pencil, supply

Combinations
• ou - cow, out, crowd, loud
• oi - boil, choice, boy, void
• oo - foot, book, cushion, bush
• aw - law, auto, clause, fault

Consonants

Single Letters
• b - bowl, rubber, ebb
• d - do, ladder, bed
• f - far, offer, phone, laugh
• g - give, bigger, leg
• h - harp, behind
• j - jet, banjo, angel, edge
• k - kept, can, rocket, lock
• l - led, elbow, will
• m - mark, hammer, climb
• n - nose, cancel, can
• p - park, apple, rope
• r - run, carry, far
• s - sit, city, excess
• t - top, better, hat
• v - verse, ever, above
• w - water, what, tower, away
• y - yes, onion, yellow
• z - zone, easy, buzz

Combinations
• ch - church, pitcher, nature
• ng - sing, think, long
• sh - she, station, push
• th - thirsty, nothing, math
• th - this, mother, breathe
• zh - vision, measure