Phonics for Kids
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The core phonics sounds children need to decode words: short and long vowels, consonant digraphs, beginning and ending blends, r-controlled vowels, and vowel teams. Each card gives a key word, the sound, and more examples, with native audio. Buy once, no subscription.
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Short Vowels
The letter a makes its short sound, /a/, as in cat, hat, and map.
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Pronunciation
short a, /a/
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
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Short Vowels · 5
- 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.
Long Vowels · 5
- 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.
Digraphs · 5
- 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.
Beginning Blends · 18
- blue/ the /bl/ blend /
- The letters b and l blend together at the start, /bl/, as in blue, black, and block.
- clap/ the /cl/ blend /
- The letters c and l blend together at the start, /cl/, as in clap, clock, and clean.
- flag/ the /fl/ blend /
- The letters f and l blend together at the start, /fl/, as in flag, flip, and fly.
- glad/ the /gl/ blend /
- The letters g and l blend together at the start, /gl/, as in glad, glass, and glue.
- plum/ the /pl/ blend /
- The letters p and l blend together at the start, /pl/, as in plum, plan, and play.
- sled/ the /sl/ blend /
- The letters s and l blend together at the start, /sl/, as in sled, slip, and slow.
- brush/ the /br/ blend /
- The letters b and r blend together at the start, /br/, as in brush, bread, and brown.
- crab/ the /cr/ blend /
- The letters c and r blend together at the start, /cr/, as in crab, crib, and crown.
- drum/ the /dr/ blend /
- The letters d and r blend together at the start, /dr/, as in drum, drip, and dress.
- frog/ the /fr/ blend /
- The letters f and r blend together at the start, /fr/, as in frog, free, and fruit.
- grass/ the /gr/ blend /
- The letters g and r blend together at the start, /gr/, as in grass, green, and grape.
- truck/ the /tr/ blend /
- The letters t and r blend together at the start, /tr/, as in truck, train, and tree.
- stop/ the /st/ blend /
- The letters s and t blend together at the start, /st/, as in stop, star, and step.
- spin/ the /sp/ blend /
- The letters s and p blend together at the start, /sp/, as in spin, spot, and spoon.
- skip/ the /sk/ blend /
- The letters s and k blend together at the start, /sk/, as in skip, sky, and skate.
- smile/ the /sm/ blend /
- The letters s and m blend together at the start, /sm/, as in smile, small, and smell.
- snake/ the /sn/ blend /
- The letters s and n blend together at the start, /sn/, as in snake, snap, and snow.
- swim/ the /sw/ blend /
- The letters s and w blend together at the start, /sw/, as in swim, swing, and sweet.
Ending Blends · 4
- hand/ the ending /nd/ blend /
- The letters n and d blend together at the end, /nd/, as in hand, band, and sand.
- tent/ the ending /nt/ blend /
- The letters n and t blend together at the end, /nt/, as in tent, ant, and hunt.
- jump/ the ending /mp/ blend /
- The letters m and p blend together at the end, /mp/, as in jump, lamp, and bump.
- nest/ the ending /st/ blend /
- The letters s and t blend together at the end, /st/, as in nest, best, and fast.
R-Controlled Vowels · 4
- car/ r-controlled /ar/ /
- The letters a and r work together to make the /ar/ sound, as in car, star, and farm.
- fork/ r-controlled /or/ /
- The letters o and r work together to make the /or/ sound, as in fork, corn, and horn.
- her/ r-controlled /er/ /
- The letters e and r work together to make the /er/ sound, as in her, fern, and germ.
- bird/ r-controlled /ir/ /
- The letters i and r work together to make the /er/ sound, as in bird, girl, and dirt.
Vowel Teams · 5
- rain/ the ai vowel team, /ay/ /
- The letters a and i together make the long a sound, /ay/, as in rain, train, and paint.
- bee/ the ee vowel team, /ee/ /
- The letters e and e together make the long e sound, /ee/, as in bee, tree, and feet.
- soap/ the oa vowel team, /oh/ /
- The letters o and a together make the long o sound, /oh/, as in soap, boat, and coat.
- leaf/ the ea vowel team, /ee/ /
- The letters e and a together make the long e sound, /ee/, as in leaf, bean, and read.
- moon/ the oo vowel team, /oo/ /
- The letters o and o together make the /oo/ sound, as in moon, food, and zoo.
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