Spalding First 70 Phonograms

aahaa

csk

dd

ff

gg j

ooooo

szs

ququ

bb

ee e

hh

ii i e

jj

kk

ll

mm

nn

pp

rr

tt

uoouu oo

vv

ww

xks

yy ii e

zz

shsh

eeee

“e double ee always says e”

ththth

owoow

ouow uooo

oooooo

chshkch

arar

aya

Can be used at the end of a word

aia

Never at the end of a word

oyoy

Can be used at the end of a word

oioi

Never at the end of a word

erer

of “her”

irir

of “first”

urur

Of “nurse”

worwor

Of “works”

earer

Of “early”

Her first nurse works early.

am

ngng

eaaee

awaw

                                                                                                                      

Can be used at the end of a word

auau

Never at the end of a word

oror

ckk

2-letter /k/ used after a short vowel

whwh

unvoiced

edtded

Past tense ending

ewuoo

Can be used at the end of a word

uiuoo

Never at the end of a word

oao

In “boat”

gug

two-letter /g/

phf

Two-letter /f/

oughawufo oo of ow

oeo

In “toe”

eyea

ighi

3-letter “I”

knn

2-letter /n/Used only at the beginning of a base word

gnn

2-letter /n/ used at the beginning or end of a base word

wrr

2-letter /r/

ieiie

dgej

3-letter /j/

eia e

eigha

4-letter “A”

tish

Used at the beginning of a syllable after the first one

sizhsh

Used at the beginning of a syllable after the first one

cish

Used at the beginning of a syllable after the first one