Phonics

a e i o u

Names of the letters:

A = ay

E = ee

I = ai

O = oh

U = yu

hat het hit hot hut

a as in hat (not hot)

e as in bet (not bit or beet) wide mouth

i as in hit (not heet or het) narrow mouth

o as in hot (not hat or hut)

u as in hut (not hot, hat, or hoot) deeper in the throat than “o”

Three-letter words

“a” words (short a)

bad bag bat cap

cab cat fad fat

fax gag gap gas

had hag hat has

lad lap mad map

mat max nap pad

pat rag rat sad

sag sap sat tag

tap tax wag

ban can fan jam

man pan ran tan

van

‘i‘ words (short i)

 

bib bid big

bin bit did

dig dim din

dip fig fin

fit fix gig

hid him hip

his hit ink

jig jim kid

lid lip lit

mix nib nip

pig pin pip

pit rib rim

rip sin sip

sit six tin

tip wig win

wit zip

 

‘o‘ words (short o)

bob bog box

boy cod cog

cop cot dog

dot fog for

fox god got

hog hop hot

job jog log

lop lot mod

mop nod not

owl pod pop

pot rod rot

sod top tow

 

‘e‘ words (short e)

 

bed beg ben

bet den egg

end fed fen

get hem hen

her jet keg

led leg let

meg men net

peg pen pet

red set ted

ten wed wet

 

‘u‘ words (short u)

 

bug bun bus

but cup cut

dug fun gum

gun gut hug

hum hut jug

mud mug nun

nut pug put

rug run sum

sun tub tug