Knowledge Base

Every sound, explained

Phonics reference for parents and tutors: sounds, letter patterns and concepts in plain language.

Start with the concepts

CVC words, explainedConsonant-vowel-consonant words like cat, sun, and top are the first real words children decode.What is decoding?Decoding is turning letters into sounds and sounds into words - the core mechanical skill of reading.

All sounds

10 sounds
SoundNameAs inCategory
/m/MmanConsonants
/p/PpigConsonants
/s/SsunConsonants
/ʃ/ShshipConsonants
/t/TtopConsonants
/æ/Short AcatShort Vowels
/ɛ/Short EbedShort Vowels
/ɪ/Short IsitShort Vowels
/ɒ/Short OhotShort Vowels
/ʌ/Short UcupShort Vowels

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