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We use a special code to turn pictures into sounds. It is called the alphabet. This page will help you to learn the separate sounds and how to blend them together. This is called phonics.
Click on a picture below to find out more about vowel sounds.
Click on a picture to find out more. Still to come: Narration.
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Be gentle with the bashful letter c. It is so shy it doesn't make its own sound. It only makes the sound of the letters s and k.
Be friendly to the letter q, the least used letter in the alphabet and even when you do use it, it needs help from 'u'.
Silent letters. HUH!!!??? What are they all about?
You have to use your ears to listen carefully to the sounds.
Why is phonics important?
Stressed and unstressed vowels.
Spelling Investigation
How could you sort these words?
little, title, table, hoping, babble, hopping, taped, tapped
How do you know when to use double and single consonants?
More Ideas
Short vowel > double consonant
little
babble
hopping tapped
Long vowel > single consonant
title
table
hoping taped
Criminal words which break the rules: metal
The files attached below contain cards which are designed to be used as group sorting activities to help children become more familiar with the 44 sounds spelling chart.
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