Letter Sounds (Phonics)
Letters make sounds. Sounds make words. Listen and look at the red letters.
First sounds Starter
Listen to the first sound of each word.
b/b/
c/k/
d/d/
f/f/
g/g/
h/h/
j/dส/
k/k/
l/l/
m/m/
n/n/
p/p/
qu/kw/
r/r/
s/s/
t/t/
v/v/
w/w/
x/ks/
y/j/
z/z/
Short vowels Starter
a e i o u can be short and quick.
a/รฆ/
e/e/
i/ษช/
o/ษ/
u/ส/
Long vowels and magic e A1
An e at the end makes the vowel say its name: cap โ cape.
a_e/eษช/
i_e/aษช/
o_e/ษส/
u_e/uห/
cap โ cape
Two letters, one sound A1
Some letters work together and make one new sound.
sh/ส/
ch/tส/
th/ฮธ/
wh/w/
ph/f/
ck/k/
ng/ล/
Vowel teams A1
Two vowels together often make one long sound.
ee/iห/
ea/iห/
ai/eษช/
ay/eษช/
oa/ษส/
ow (snow)/ษส/
ow (cow)/aส/
ou/aส/
oo (moon)/uห/
oo (book)/ส/
oi / oy/ษษช/
igh/aษช/
Vowels with r A2
The letter r changes the vowel sound.
ar/ษห/
or/ษห/
er / ir / ur/ษห/
air / ear/eษ/
Silent letters A2
We write these letters, but we do not say them.
knk is silent
wrw is silent
mbb is silent
h, l, tsilent
Soft c and g A2
Before e, i or y: c sounds like s, and g often sounds like j.
soft c/s/
soft g/dส/
Sound game
Look at the picture. Which letters are missing?