IN THE TWO TABLES BELOW, YOU WILL FIND THE BASIC SOUNDS FOR A to Z, beginning with A to N:
| A long vowel as in ate I ATE the hamburger.
short vowel as in at He stood AT the door. |
B b as in bat He played with the ball and BAT. |
C c as in cat The CAT meowed.
c as in center He stood in the CENTER of the field. |
D d as in dog The DOG bit the rubber bone. |
E long vowel as in eat I want to EAT the hotdog now.
short vowel as in egg May I have an EGG for breakfast? |
F f as in fun Playing ball is FUN. |
G g as in go GO to the store with me.
g as in gym We can exercise in the GYM. |
H h as in hot The sun is HOT today. |
I long vowel as in ice Put some ICE into my drink.
short vowel as in it I enjoyed watching IT move. |
J j as in jump Can you JUMP rope? |
K k as in kiss She wanted to KISS him. |
L l as in lot They liked the game a LOT. |
M m as in mom My MOM baked delicious cookies. |
N n as in Nancy My little girl's name is NANCY. |
| O long vowel as in old The OLD man snored.
short vowel as in odd He was an ODD sort of fellow. |
P p as in pet I have a PET skunk. |
Q q as in quiet Be QUIET so I can sleep! |
R r as in rat Just one RAT can carry the plague. |
S s as in sat She SAT down in the most comfortable chair that she could find. |
T t as in top The birds flew out of the TOP of the tent. |
U long vowel as in rude Don't be RUDE in your speech!
short vowel as in up The kite went UP and away. |
V v as in victory The soldiers had the VICTORY. |
W w as in we WE weren't sure, at first. |
X x as in excellent Your test scores were EXCELLENT. |
Y y as in yes YES, I know it to be true. |
Z z as in zoo The monkeys were in the ZOO. |
