Phonics Spelling Dictionary sound page sound page sound page sound page /s/ 1 /o/ 27 /i-ee/ 51 unvoiced /th/ 77 /a/ 3 /u/ 29 /or/ 53 voiced /th/ 79 /t/ 5 /l/ 31 /z/ 55 /kw/ 81 /i/ 7 /ul/ 33 /ng/ 57 /ou/ 83 /p/ 9 /f/ 35 /ngk/ 59 /oi/ 85 /n/ 11 /b/ 37 /v/ 61 /yoo/ 87 13 39 63 89 /k/ /j/ short /oo/ /er/ 15 41 65 91 /e/ /y/ long /oo/ schwa /er/ /h/ 17 /ai/ 43 /ks/ 67 /ar/ 93 /r/ 19 /w/ 45 /gz/ 69 /air/ 95 /m/ 21 /oa/ 47 /ch/ 71 /eer/ 97 /d/ 23 /igh/ 49 /chu/ 73 /zh/ 99 25 51 75 Phonics International /g/ /ee/ /sh/ by Debbie Hepplewhite /d/ d -dd -ed The Alphabetic Code dig puddle rained sounds PI simple PI complex graphemes ( spelling alternatives ) & picture code code which are code for the sounds /g/ g -gg gu gh -gue prompts units 1-5 units 6-12 girl juggle guitar ghost catalogue /s/ s -ce -se ce ci cy /o/ o wa qua alt snake palace house cents city bicycle octopus watch qualify salt -ss sc -st- ps /u/ u o -ou -ough glass scissors castle pseudonym umbrella son touch thoroughfare /a/ a /l/ l -ll apple ladder shell schwa /t/ t -tt -ed -le -il -al -el tent letter skipped /ul/ kettle pencil hospital camel /i/ i -y /f/ f -ff ph -gh insect cymbals feathers cliff photograph laugh /p/ p -pp /b/ b -bb bu pan puppet bat rabbit building /n/ n -nn kn gn -ne /j/ j -ge ge gi gy -dge net bonnet knot gnome engine jug cabbage gerbil giraffe gymnast fridge /k/ k c -ck ch qu que /y/ y kit cat duck chameleon bouquet plaque yawn /e/ e -ea -ai a /ai/ ai a -ae a-e egg head said again any many aid table sundae cakes /h/ h wh -ay -ey eigh -ea -aigh hat who tray prey eight break straight /r/ r -rr wr rh /w/ w wh -u rat arrow write rhinoceros web wheel penguin /m/ m -mm -me -mb -mn /igh/ -igh -ie i -y i-e ei map hammer welcome thumb column night tie behind shy bike eider duck /oa/ oa o -oe o-e /sh/ sh ch -ti -ci -ssi oak yo-yo oboe rope sheep chef station magician admission unvoiced voiced ow -ough -eau th th bow dough plateau /th/ thistle /th/ there /ee/ ee e e-e -ey -ie -ine /kw/ qu eel emu concrete key chief sardines queen ea /i-ee/ -y -ey -ie /ou/ ou ow -ough eat sunny monkey movie ouch owl plough /or/ or ore oar -oor -our war /oi/ oi oy fork snore oars door four wardrobe ointment toy aw au -al augh ough quar /yoo/ -ue u u-e ew eu dawn sauce chalk caught thought quarter statue unicorn tube new pneumatic drill /z/ z -zz -s -se -ze /er/ er ir ur ear wor zebra jazz fries cheese breeze mermaid birthday nurse earth world schwa ‘uh’ /ng/ -ng -n /ngk/ -nk -nc -er -our -re -ar -or gong jungle ink uncle /er/ mixer humour theatre collar sailor /v/ v -ve /ar/ ar a alm -alf -alves violin dove artist father palm half calves short -oo -oul -u /air/ air -are -ear -ere /oo/ book should push hair hare bear where long oo u-e -ew -ui -ou -o /eer/ eer ear -ere -ier /oo/ moon flute crew fruit soup move deer ears adhere cashier by -ue /zh/ -si -s -z g -ge Debbie blue television treasure azure courgette collage Hepplewhite The complexities of the English Alphabetic Code: /ks/ -x -ks -cks -kes /gz/ -x 1. one sound (phoneme) can be represented by one, two, three or four letters e.g. /a/ a, /f/ ph, /igh/ igh, /ai/ eigh fox books ducks cakes exam 2. one sound can be represented by multiple spelling alternatives (graphemes) e.g. /oa/: o, oa, ow, oe, o-e, eau, ough /ch/ ch -tch /chu/ -ture 3. one grapheme can represent multiple sounds chairs patch picture e.g. ‘ough’: /oa/ though, /or/ thought, long /oo/ through, /ou/ plough, schwa /er/ thorough /s/ s -sss -ce snake glass palace 1 2 5 -se ce ci cy house cents city bicycle 6 sc -st- ps scissors castle pseudonym 7 8 12 1 s -ss -ce -se -st- ce ci cy sc 2 Many words which start with letter ‘a’ are pronounced with a sound which is closer to the schwa “uh” sound like ‘about’. /a/ a apple 1 3 a 4 /t/ t -tt -ed tent letter She skipped. 1 3 4 5 t -tt -ed other 6 /i/ i -y insect cymbals 1 9 7 i -y other women 8 /p/ p -pp pan puppet 1 3 9 p -pp 10 /n/ n -nn kn net bonnet knot 1 3 7 gn -ne gnome engine 8 12 no 11 n -nn kn gn -ne 12 /k/ c k -ck cat kit duck 1 ch qu que chameleon bouquet plaque 7 11 13 c k -ck ch qu que 14 /e/ e -ea -ai egg head said again 1 3 2 15 e -ea other friend said says again against any many 16 /h/ h wh hat who ? 1 10 17 h wh who whom whose whole 18 /r/ r -rr wr rat arrow write 1 3 7 rh rhinoceros 19 r -rr wr rh 20 /m/ m -mm -mb map hammer thumb 2 3 7 -mn -me column welcome 12 21 m -mm -mb -me -mn 22 /d/ d -dd -ed dig puddle rained 2 3 4 23 d -dd -ed 24 /g/ g -gg gu girl juggle guitar 2 3 7 gh -gue ghost catalogue 8 12 25 g -gg gu -gue gh 26 /o/ o wa qua octopus watch qualify 2 8 alt salt 12 27 o wa qua alt what 28 /u/ u o -ou umbrella son touch 2 8 -ough thoroughfare 11 29 u o -ou -ough 30 /l/ l -ll ladder shell 2 31 l -ll 32 /ul/ -le -il -al kettle pencil hospital 2 7 -el camel 33 -le -il -al -el 34 /f/ f -ff ph feathers cliff photograph 2 8 -gh laugh 35 f -ff ph -gh 36 /b/ b -bb bu bat rabbit buildings 2 3 7 37 b -bb bu 38 /j/ j -ge -dge jug cabbage fridge 2 5 7 ge gi gy gerbil giraffe gymnast 6 39 j ge gy -ge -dge gi 40 /y/ y yawn 2 41 y 42 /ai/ ai -ay a first aid tray table 2 -ae a-e -ey sundae cakes prey 6 9 eigh -ea ________ -aigh eight break straight 43 ai ay a a-e -ey eigh -ea reins reign 44 /w/ w wh -u web wheel penguin 2 3 45 w wh -u 46 /oa/ oa ow o oak bow piano 2 6 -oe o-e -ough oboe rope dough 10 -eau plateau 12 47 oa ow o o-e -oe -eau -ough 48 /igh/ -ie -igh i tie night behind 2 -y i-e ei fly bike eider duck 6 9 49 -igh -ie i i-e -y I ei eye 50 /ee/ ee ea e eel eat emu 3 2 e-e -y -ey concrete sunny* key monkey* 6 4 9 -ie -ine */i-ee/ chief movie* sardines sunny monkey movie 12 may be pronounced between /i/ and /ee/ 51 ee ea e -y -ey e-e -ie -i people 52 In various accents, some of these graphemes may be pronounced closer to an /aw/ sound. /or/ or aw au fork dawn sauce 3 7 -al oar -oor chalk oars door ore -our war snore four wardrobe 8 augh ough quar caught thought quarter 11 53 or aw au ore -our -oor -al (w, qu) -ar -augh ough oar water 54 /z/ z -zz -s zebra jazz fries 3 -se -ze cheese breeze 55 z -zz -s -se -ze 56 /ng/ -ng -n gong jungle 4 12 57 -ng -n 58 /ngk/ -nk -nc ink uncle 4 12 59 -nk -nc other 60 /v/ v -ve violin dove 4 61 v -ve -vv 62 short /oo/ -oo -oul -u book should push 4 2 63 -oo -u other push wolf wolves pull put cushion would could should 64 long /oo/ oo -ue u-e moon blue flute 4 5 6 -ew -ui -ou crew fruit soup 10 -o -ough -u move through superb 11 65 oo -ue u-e -ui -o to do who whom whose -ew -ou -u through 66 For spelling, think about singular words, plural words and verb endings when you identify /ks/ in the spoken word. /ks/ -x -ks -kes fox books Max bakes cakes. 4 -cks -cs -ques ducks We love picnics. plaques 11 67 -x -ks -kes -cks -cs -ques 68 For spelling, think about singular words, plural words and verb endings when you identify /gz/ in the spoken word. /gz/ -x -gs -ggs exam pegs eggs 7 2 . -gues catalogues 12 69 -x -gs -ggs -gues 70 /ch/ ch -tch chairs patch 4 7 71 ch -ch -tch 72 /chu/ -ture picture 12 73 -ture 74 /sh/ sh ch -ti sheep chef station 4 8 -ci -ssi magician admission 75 sh ch -ti -ci -ssi 76 unvoiced /th/ th thistles 4 77 th 78 voiced /th/ th over there 4 79 th 80 /kw/ qu queen 5 81 qu 82 /ou/ ou ow -ough ouch ! owl plough 5 11 83 ou ow -ough our house every hour 84 /oi/ oi oy ointment toy 5 85 oi oy 86 /yoo/ -ue u u-e statue unicorn tube 5 2 6 ew eu new shoes pneumatic drill 10 87 -ue u u-e ew eu 88 /er/ er ir ur mermaid birthday nurse 5 6 ear wor earth world 89 er ir ur ear wor 90 Many people pronounce the highlighted graphemes close to an “uh” sound.