In this part, you will find out more about letters and sounds. You will also find some rules to help you spell words correctly.
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| Sounds (phonemes) |
Letter that represent the sounds (graphemes) |
Example of the sounds in words |
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| a | a | ant |
| ai | a, ai, ay, a-e, ey, ei, eigh, aigh | apron, rain, day, make, they, veil, weigh, straigh |
| ar | ar, a, al, are, au, ear | farm, father, calm, are, aunt, heart |
| air | air, are, ear, ere | fair, care, bear, there |
| b | b, bb | bat, rabbit |
| c (see k) | c, k, ck, ch, qu | cat, kit, duck, school, mosquito, queue |
| ch | ch, tch, t | chip, match, future |
| d | d, dd, -ed | dog, muddy, pulled |
| e | e, ea, ie, eo, a | egg, head, friend, leopard, any |
| ee | ee, ea, e, ie, e-e, ei | feet, sea, he, chief, these, ceiling |
| ear | ear, eer, ere, ier | dear, deer, here, pier |
| f | f, ff, ph, gh | fan, puff, photo, rough |
| g | g, gg, gu, gh, gue | go, bigger, guitar, ghana, catologue |
| gz | x | exam |
| h | h, wh | hen, who |
| i | i, y, o, u, e | if, gym, women, busy, pretty |
| igh | igh, ie, y, i-e, eigh, eye, I, ye, y-e | night, tie, my, like, find, height, eye, I, goodbye, type |
| j | j, gi, gy, ge-, -ge, dge, gg | jet, giant, gym, gem, garage, badge, suggest |
| ks | x | fox |
| kw | qu | queen, question |
| l | l, ll, le | leg, bell, bottle |
| m | m, mm,mb,mn | map, hammer, lamb, autumn |
| n | n, nn, gn, kn | net, funny, gnat, knock |
| ng | ng, n ( before k) | ring, pink |




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