phonics posters
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Bb/b/ as in bat
Dd/d/ as in dog
Ff/f/ as in fan
Hh/h/ as in hat
Jj/j/ as in jet
Kk/k/ as in key
Ll/l/ as in log
Mm/m/ as in man
Nn/n/ as in nest
Pp/p/ as in pear
Rr/r/ as in rat
Tt/t/ as in top
Vv/v/ as in van
Ww/w/ as in wet
Yy/y/ as in yo-yo
Zz/z/ as in zoo
bb - /b/
bubble
dd - /d/
puddle
gg - /g/
juggle
pp - /p/
apple
tt - /t/
butter
zz - /z/
puzzle
Cc Gg Ss Xx
/k/ sound
cat
/g/ sound
goat
/s/ sound
sofa
/ks/ sound
fox
/s/ sound
cent
/j/ sound
giraffe
/z/ sound
rose
/gs/ sound
exam
/z/ sound
xylophone
Qis usually
followed by Uand makes the
/kw/ sound
queen
quail
Aa Ee Ii Oo Uu Long //
as in peLong //
as in beLong //as in kte
Long //
as in bw
Long //
as in tbe
Short //
as in pple
Short //
as in nt
Short //as in gloo
Short //
as in mp
Short //
as in dck
OO
can sound like /oo/ in
book
cookie
OO
can sound like /oo/ in
moon
boots
is a vowel if it is not
the first letter of a syllable, or
if it is the only letter of a syllable.hairy bybaby gym fly
ay - / / hay
ai - / /tail
ee - //cheese
ea - //leaf
ea - //bread
ey - //monkey
ie - / /tie
oa - //boat
oe - //toes
ou - //poultry
ue - / / glue
ui - / / juice
Every vowel can make the schwa sound / /. It is the sound of an
unstressed vowel in an unstressed syllable.
about item decimal harmony circus syringeadept taken pencil gallop supply sibyl
e
/är/ /âr/ /ër/ /îr/ /ôr/ /ûr/
starguitar
carsharkare
bearchaircareair
pear
hammer
spidermotherpowerolder
tearpierhearsteerclear
horsefor
boardpour
award
birdher
wordwerefur
A vowel followed by an R makes a special sound.
/ô/ / / / / // // /oo/
sawcauseball
thought
steakeightveilthey
piece brieffield
grieves
eyeheist
heightgeyser
ewedeuce fewnew
soupyoutwo
sleuth
/oy/ toysboyjoy
alloy
oilcoilspoilsoil
/ou/ cowtowelvowelowl
roundbouncesoundout
Not all vowels follow the rules.
block brick clown crayons
drum flag frog glove
grill plum prince scale
skate slug smell snake
spoon stamp sweater truck
2 consonants that make 2 sounds together at the start of a word.
insect
gift bulb shield elf
milk scalp belt lamp
hand king bank ant
slept desk wasp vest
2 consonants that make 2 sounds together at the end of a word.
gn - /n/ sign
kn - /n/ knight
mb - /m/ lamb
wr - /r/ wrench
2 consonants - 1 makes a sound, 1 is silent.
ch - /ch/ chick
ck - /k/ clock
gh - /g/ ghost
ph - /f/ phone
sh - /sh/ shuttle
th - /th/ thumb
th - /th/ weather
wh - /hw/ whale
2 consonants that make 1 sound
chr - /kr/ Christmas
sch - /sk/ school
scr - /skr/ screwdriver
shr - /shr/ shred
sph - /sf/ sphinx
spr - /spr/ spring
str - /str/ strawberry
thr - /thr/ three
3 consonants blended together. They often contain digraphs.
Bb /b/ as in bat
Dd /d/ as in dog
Ff /f/ as in fan
Hh /h/ as in hat
Jj /j/ as in jet
Kk /k/ as in key
Ll /l/ as in log
Mm /m/ as in man
Nn /n/ as in nest
Pp /p/ as in pear
Rr /r/ as in rat
Tt /t/ as in top
Vv /v/ as in van
Ww /w/ as in wet
Yy /y/ as in yo-yo
Zz /z/ as in zoo
Cc Gg Ss Xx /k/ sound cat
/g/ sound goat
/s/ sound sofa
/ks/ sound fox
/s/ sound cent
/j/ sound giraffe
/z/ sound rose
/gs/ sound exam
/z/ sound xylophone
bb - /b/ bubble
dd - /d/ puddle
gg - /g/ juggle
pp - /p/ apple
tt - /t/ butter
zz - /z/ puzzle
Q is always
followed by Uand makes the
/kw/ sound
queen
quail
Aa Ee Ii Oo Uu Long /ā/ as in āpe
Long /ē/ as in bēe
Long /ī/ as in kīte
Long /ō/ as in bōw
Long /ū/ as in tūbe
Short /ă/ as in ăpple
Short /ĕ/ as in nĕt
Short /ĭ/ as in ĭgloo
Short /ŏ/ as in mŏp
Short /ŭ/ as in dŭck
OOcan sound
like /oo/ in book
cookie
OOcan sound
like /oo/ in moon
boots
is a vowel if it is not
the first letter of a syllable, or if
it is the only letter of a syllable. hairy bybaby gym fly
ay - /ā / hay
ai - /ā / tail
ee - /ē/ cheese
ea - /ē/ leaf
ea - /ĕ/ bread
ey - /ē/ monkey
ie - /ī / tie
oa - /ō/ boat
oe - /ō/ toes
ou - /ō/ poultry
ue - /ū / glue
ui - /ū / juice
Every letter makes the schwa sound / /. It is the sound of an
unstressed vowel in an unstressed syllable. about item decimal harmony circus syringe adept taken pencil gallop supply sibyl
e
/är/ /âr/ /ër/ /îr/ /ôr/ /ûr/
starguitar
car sharkare
bearchaircareair
pear
hammerspidermotherpowerolder
tearpierhearsteerclear
horse for
board pour
award
bird her
word werefur
A vowel followed by an R makes a special sound.
/ô/ /ā / /ē / /ī/ /ū/ /oo/
saw cause ball
thought
steak eight veil they
piece brief field
grieves
eye heist
height geyser
ewe deuce fewnew
soup youtwo
sleuth
/oy/ toys boyjoy
alloy
oil coil spoil soil
/ou/ cowtowel vowel owl
round bounce sound out
Not all vowels follow the rules.
block brick clown crayons
drum flag frog glove
grill plum prince scale
skate slug smell snake
spoon stamp sweater truck
2 consonants that make 2 sounds together at the start of a word.
insect
gift bulb shield elf
milk scalp belt lamp
hand king bank ant
slept desk wasp vest
2 consonants that make 2 sounds together at the end of a word.
gn - /n/ sign
kn - /n/ knight
mb - /m/ lamb
wr - /r/ wrench
2 consonants - 1 makes a sound, 1 is silent.
ch - /ch/ chick
ck - /k/ clock
gh - /g/ ghost
ph - /f/ phone
sh - /sh/ shuttle
th - /th/ thumb
th - /th/ weather
wh - /hw/ whale
2 consonants that make 1 sound
chr - /kr/ Christmas
sch - /sk/ school
scr - /skr/ screwdriver
shr - /shr/ shred
sph - /sf/ sphinx
spr - /spr/ spring
str - /str/ strawberry
thr - /thr/ three
3 consonants blended together. They often contain digraphs.