Phonics for Kids

What you'll learn

• The short and long sounds of every vowel
• Consonant digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, ck
• Beginning and ending blends
• R-controlled vowels and vowel teams like ai, ee, oa, and oo

Preview the flashcards

A sample of the 46 cards in this set — each with pronunciation and English meaning.

cat/ short a, /a/ /

The letter a makes its short sound, /a/, as in cat, hat, and map.

bed/ short e, /e/ /

The letter e makes its short sound, /e/, as in bed, red, and hen.

pig/ short i, /i/ /

The letter i makes its short sound, /i/, as in pig, sit, and big.

dog/ short o, /o/ /

The letter o makes its short sound, /o/, as in dog, hot, and top.

sun/ short u, /u/ /

The letter u makes its short sound, /u/, as in sun, cup, and bug.

cake/ long a, /ay/ /

The letter a says its name, the long sound /ay/, when a silent e follows, as in cake, name, and lake.

tree/ long e, /ee/ /

The letters e-e together make the long e sound, /ee/, as in tree, see, and green.

bike/ long i, /igh/ /

The letter i says its name, the long sound /igh/, when a silent e follows, as in bike, kite, and time.

boat/ long o, /oh/ /

The letters o-a together make the long o sound, /oh/, as in boat, coat, and road.

cube/ long u, /yoo/ /

The letter u says its name, the long sound /yoo/, when a silent e follows, as in cube, cute, and mule.

ship/ the /sh/ sound /

The letters s-h together make one sound, /sh/, as in ship, shop, and fish.

chin/ the /ch/ sound /

The letters c-h together make one sound, /ch/, as in chin, chip, and lunch.

thumb/ the /th/ sound /

The letters t-h together make one sound, /th/, as in thumb, thin, and bath.

whale/ the /wh/ sound /

The letters w-h together make one sound, /wh/, as in whale, wheel, and white.

duck/ the /k/ sound /

The letters c-k together make one sound, /k/, at the end of a short word, as in duck, back, and sock.

+ 31 more cards with full native audio in the complete set.