Sounds of English

Sounds

Vowels with one sound

Vowels with two sounds

Short sounds

Long sounds

Consonants

Sounds

Vowels with one sound

Vowels with two sounds

Short sounds

Long sounds

Consonants

Short sounds

a textbook

/ʊ/

Scissors

/ɪ/

a backpack

/æ/

a bus

/ʌ/

a pen

/e/

a clock

/ɒ/

a pencil

/ə/

Long sounds

school

/uː/

a key

/iː/

a girl

a chart

/ɜː/

/ɑː/

a board

/ɔː/

Vowels with two sounds

sound

/aʊ/

chairs

/eə/

light

a boy

/aɪ/

/ɔɪ/

a notebook

crayons

/əʊ/

/eɪ/

Consonants

This is me.

/ð/

a maths teacher

/θ/

She shows.

He teaches gym.

/dʒ/

/ʃ/

The bell rings.

/ŋ/

He teaches.

/tʃ/

Close the door.

/z/

She takes decisions.

/ʒ/

She wears a uniform.

/j/

What time is it?

/w/

It’s half past ten.

/h/

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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ZEN

BUS

MUSIC

ZERO

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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DOGS

ROSE

ZOO

TOOTH

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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ZIPPER

BUZZ

FACE

RISE

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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EYES

PLAYS

PEACE

PEAS

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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MAZE

CLOTHE

RAISE

CLOSE

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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/Z/

poster

posterS

posters

poster

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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/Z/

ice-cream

zipper

zipper

ice-cream

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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/Z/

zombie

zombie

place

place

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

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/Z/

cause

bath

bath

cause

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

Swat the word with the sound /z/!

/Z/

his

his

the

the

Consonants

Close the door.

/z/

Read phonetics: what is this word with the sound /z/?

MUSIC

ˈmjuːzɪk

ZOO

zuː

ZERO

ˈzɪərəʊ

JAZZ

ʤæz

ˈrəʊzɪz

ROSES

bʌz

BUZZ

This is me.

/z/

Consonants

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colors

colors

this

that

emotions

emotions

zoo

zoo

the

other

posters

posters

Consonants

This is me.

/ð/

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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this

pens

brother

THERE

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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FATHER

THEIR

THEN

SOON

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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THAT

THEY

PLAYS

SMOOTH

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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THESE

RISE

WITH

OTHER

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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THOSE

THREE

THE

MOTHER

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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/ð/

fist

this

this

fist

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

Swat the word with the sound /ð/!

/ð/

PLAYS

THEY

THEY

PLAYS

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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/ð/

brother

daughter

daughter

brother

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

Swat the word with the sound /ð/!

/ð/

place

BREATHE

BREATHE

place

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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/ð/

with

with

once

once

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

Read phonetics: what is this word with the sound /ð/?

father

ˈfɑːðə

they

ðeɪ

smoothy

ˈsmuːðɪ

that

ðæt

ˈwɛðə

WEATHER

wɪð

with

This is me.

/ð/

Consonants

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colors

that

that

this

this

emotions

zoo

other

posters

the

other

the

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