Phonemes - Original Flashcards
m
/m/
moon
s
/s/-/z/
sun, has
p
/p/
pig
a
/æ/-/eɪ/-/ɔ/
apple, acorn, water
n
/n/
nest
t
/t/
tent
b
/b/
bat
j
/ʤ/
jam
g
/g/-/ʤ/
goose, gem
d
/d/
deer
c
/k/-/s/
cow, city
y
/j/-/ɪ/-/aɪ/-/i/
yarn, gym, my, happy
h
/h/
hat
k
/k/
kite
r
/r/
rake
i
/ɪ/-/aɪ/-/i/
itch, ivy, radio
v
/v/
vase
f
/f/
fish
z
/z/
zebra
o
/ɒ/-/əʊ/-uː/-/ʌ/
otter, open, to, oven
l
/l/
leaf
w
/w/
wave
u
/ʌ/-/ju/-/u/-/ʊ/
under, unit, rude, put
e
/ɛ/-/i/
echo, even
qu
/kw/
queen
*u is not a vowel in this word. It is the “bodyguard” to the “Queen Q”
x
/ks/
ax
th
/ð/-/θ/
this, thing
sh
/ʃ/
ship
ch
/ʧ/-/k/-/ʃ/
chip, school, chef
wh
/h/-/w/-/hw/
who, when
*breathy /h/ before /w/ sound less common now but can help with spelling
nk
/ŋk/
thank
ng
/ŋ/
king
ck
/k/
duck
ee
/i/
feed
er
/ɜr/
her
ar
/ɑr/
car
or
/ɔr/-/ɜr/
corn, work
ed
/ɪd/-/d/-/t/
wanted, snowed, dropped
oy
/ɔɪ/
/ɔɪ/ that we may use at the end of English words
toy
oi
/ɔɪ/
/ɔɪ/ that we may not use at the end of English words
oil
aw
/ɔ/
/ɔ/ that we may use at the end of English words
saw
au
/ɔ/
/ɔ/ that we may not use at the end of English words
haul
ow
/aʊ/-/oʊ/
cow, low
ou
/aʊ/ - /oʊ/ - /u/ - /ʌ/
mouse, soul, soup, touch
