English Letter Sounds

Letter
Sound
Example
a

a

a

a-e

ai

al

ar

au

aw

ay

b

c

c

ch

d

e

e

ea

ea

ee

er

ew

ew

f

g

g

h

i

ie

i-e

j

k

l

m

n

ng

short a

short o

schwa uh

long a

long a

or

ar

or

or

long a

b

hard c(=k)

soft c(=s)

ch

d

short e

long e

short e

long e

long e

schwa uh

long oo

long u

f

hard g

soft g(=j)

h

short i

long i

long i

j

k

l

m

n

ng

am

wash

ago

ate

aim

always

arm

august

saw

day

ball

car

cent

chair

door

egg

eve

head

eat

see

water

drew

few

fell

go

giant

head

into

pie

five

jam

keep

like

mother

not

song

cat

what

away

make

rail

talk

start

caught

paw

may

bird

come

cinema

child

ride

tell

me

health

clean

street

father

flew

new

after

again

larger

here

live

tie

side

jelly

take

milk

some

under

sing

black

watch

alone

name

train

salt

far

taugt

claw

play

crab

music

once

which

said

bed

she

wealth

sea

tree

farmer

grew

dew

leaf

big

george

home

hill

die

kite

january

talk

keel

ham

own

bring

Letter
Sound
Example

o

o

oa

o-e

oi

oo

oo

or

ou

ow

ow

oy

p

ph

qu

r

s

s

sh

t

th

th

u

u

ue

ue

u-e

u-e

v

w

wh

x

y

y

y

z,zz

short o

short u

long o

long o

oi

short oo

long oo

or

ou

long o

ou

oi

p

f

qu

r

s

z

sh

t

voiced th

unvoiced th

short oo

short u

long oo

long u

long oo

long u

v

w

w

x

y

short i

long i

z

 

off

son

boat

bone

oink

lokk

moon

fork

loud

snow

owl

boy

picture

phone

queen

round

so

as

ship

to

this

thin

put

up

blue

duel

use

cube

van

walk

what

exit

yes

only

cry

zreo

 

doll

won

coat

nose

coin

book

school

horse

about

slow

cow

toy

open

photo

quick

three

sister

was

should

late

they

thick

push

but

glue

fuel

rule

tune

over

awake

where

next

year

many

why

zoo

fox

ton

raod

smoke

boil

good

too

sport

house

pillow

town

enjoy

jump

graph

quiet

friend

bus

his

fish

rebbit

with

teeth

pussy

cup

true

tuesday

rude

cute

give

work

when

box

young

happy

reply

buzz