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ɒ
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ICS
ɪ
k
s
/ˈɒksfəd/
/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION
/ˈ f ɒ n ɪ k s/
PHONICS
‘44’ SOUNDS
‘74’ SPELLINGS
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TEACHING SOUND-SPELLING RELATIONSHIPS
A letter or combination of letters that represent a sound.
LETTERS REPRESENT SOUNDS
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
q
p
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
COMBINATIONS OF LETTERS REPRESENT SOUNDS
ai
ar
au
aw
ay
ch
ci
ck
dge
ea
ear
ed
ee
ei
eigh
er
ew
ey
gh
gn
ie
igh
ir
kn
ng
nk
oa
oe
oi
oo
or
ou
ough our
ow
oy
ph
qu
sh
si
ti
ui
ur
wh
wor
wr
tch
th
‘74’ LETTERS represent ‘44’ SOUNDS
VOWELS
MONOPH-THONGS
(‘one vowel sound’ in one syllable)
iː
ɪ
ʊ
uː
e
ə
ɜː
ɔː
æ
ʌ
ɑː
ɒ
(‘two vowel sounds together’ in one syllable)
DIPH-THONGS
ɪə
eɪ
ʊə
ɔɪ
əʊ
eə
aɪ
aʊ
TRIPH-THONGS
(‘three vowel sounds together’ in one syllable)
eɪə
ɔɪə
aɪə
əʊə
aʊə
CONSONANTS
PLOSIVES
p
b
t
d
tʃ
dʒ
k
g
FRICATIVES
f
v
θ
ð
s
z
ʃ
ʒ
SONORANTS
m
n
ŋ
h
l
r
w
j
VOWEL SOUNDS / SPELLING MATCH
SHORT PHONEMES
e
/e/
smell
/smel/
a
/æ/
back
/bæk/
i
/ɪ/
kiss
/kɪs/
a, e, i, o, u
/ə/
computer
/kəmˈpjuːtə/
u
/ʌ/
run
/rʌn/
pull
/pʊl/
foot
/fʊt/
hot
/hɒt/
u
oo
o
/ʊ/
/ɒ/
LONG PHONEMES
ee
ea
/iː/
e
er
ir
ur
/ɜː/
as
/ɑː/
oo
ew
/kiːp/
beach
/biːtʃ/
we
/uː/
/wiː/
Turkey
/ˈtɜːki/
skirt
/skɜːt/
person
word
wor
ar
keep
/ˈpɜːsn/
/wɜːk/
car
/kɑː/
pass
/pɑːs/
school
/skuːl/
flew
/fluː/
u
future
or
born
/bɔːn/
talk
/tɔːk/
saw
/sɔː/
al
/ɔː/
aw
/ˈfjuːtʃə/
y
/i/
dirty
/ˈdɜːti/
u(a)
/u/
actually
/ˈæktʃuəli/
DIPH-THONGS
eer
ere
/ɪə/
ear
ur
air
are
/ʊə/
/eə/
a-e
ai
/eɪ/
ay
oi
oy
/ɔɪ/
i-e
y
/aɪ/
beer
/bɪə/
here
/hɪə/
near
/nɪə/
sure
/ʃʊə/
/ʃɔː/
tour
/tʊə/
/tɔː/
hair
/heə/
share
/ʃeə/
make
/meɪk/
train
/treɪn/
say
/seɪ/
noise
/nɔɪz/
toy
/tɔɪ/
bike
/baɪk/
my
/maɪ/
igh
night
o-e
nose
/nəʊz/
boat
/bəʊt/
oa
o
/əʊ/
cold
ol
ou
ow
go
/aʊ/
/naɪt/
/gəʊ/
/kəʊld/
shout
/ʃaʊt/
now
/naʊ/
CONSONANT SOUNDS / SPELLING MATCH
VOICED (SOFT) CONSONANTS
SPELLINGS
b
bb
PHONEMES
/b/
j
ge
/dʒ/
dge
d
dd
th
g
gg
si
su
l
ll
m
mm
n
nn
ng
nk
r
rr
v
/d/
/ð/
/g/
/ʒ/
/l/
/m/
/n/
/ŋ/
/r/
/v/
u
w
/w/
wh
u
y
z
s
/j/
/z/
WORDS
PRONUNCIATION
baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
rabbit
/ˈræbɪt/
jacket
/ˈdʒækɪt/
language
/ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/
bridge
/brɪdʒ/
dad
/dæd/
address
/əˈdres/
that
/ðæt/
girl
/gɜːl/
bigger
/ˈbɪgə/
decision
/dɪˈsɪʒn/
leisure
/ˈleʒə/
leg
/leg/
killing
/ˈkɪlɪŋ/
my
/maɪ/
summer
/ˈsʌmə/
nose
/nəʊz/
dinner
/ˈdɪnə/
king
/kɪŋ/
thank
/θæŋk/
right
/raɪt/
married
/ˈmærid/
visit
/ˈvɪzɪt/
quiz
/kwɪz/
wait
/weɪt/
what
/wɒt/
human
/ˈhjuːmən/
unit
/ˈjuːnɪt/
year
/jɪə/
zoo
/zuː/
busy
/ˈbɪzi/
/jɜː/
VOICELESS (HARD) CONSONANTS
SPELLINGS
PHONEMES
ch
EXAMPLES
PRONUNCIATION
church
/tʃɜːtʃ/
match
/mætʃ/
tur
natural
/ˈnætʃrəl/
f
flower
/ˈflaʊə/
different
/ˈdɪfrənt/
elephant
/ˈelɪfənt/
house
/haʊs/
cat
/kæt/
skirt
/skɜːt/
nick
/nɪk/
queue
/kjuː/
pen
/pen/
apple
/ˈæpl/
fast
/fɑːst/
kissing
/ˈkɪsɪŋ/
cinema
/ˈsɪnəmə/
nice
/naɪs/
she
/ʃiː/
action
/ˈækʃn/
tell
/tel/
cutting
/ˈkʌtɪŋ/
thing
/θɪŋ/
tch
ff
/tʃ/
/f/
ph
h
/h/
c
k
ck
/k/
q
p
pp
/p/
s
ss
ci
/s/
ce
sh
ti
t
tt
th
/ʃ/
/t/
/θ/