Sound → Phonogram

26 lessons teaching how English sounds map to written letters. Each lesson has a Learn page presenting the knowledge and a Practice worksheet you can print.

Part 1 — Long Vowels

1. Long E  - /iː/
1 sound 8 graphemes
2. Long A  - /eɪ/
1 sound 8 graphemes
3. Long I  - /aɪ/
1 sound 8 graphemes
4. Long O  - /oʊ/
1 sound 6 graphemes
5. Long OO  - /uː/ & Long U/Yoo  - /juː/
1 sound 8 graphemes

Part 2 — Short Vowels

6. Short I  - /ɪ/
1 sound 3 graphemes
7. Short E  - /ɛ/
1 sound 2 graphemes
8. Short A  - /æ/
1 sound 1 grapheme
9. Short U  - /ʌ/
1 sound 3 graphemes
10. Short OO  - /ʊ/
1 sound 3 graphemes

Part 3 — Broad Vowels, Diphthongs, R & Schwa

11. Short O  - /ɒ/
1 sound 2 graphemes
12. Broad AW  - /ɔː/
1 sound 4 graphemes
13. R-Controlled AR  - /ɑːr/
1 sound 1 grapheme
14. Diphthong OW  - /aʊ/
1 sound 2 graphemes
15. Diphthong OI  - /ɔɪ/
1 sound 2 graphemes
16. Stressed R  - /ɜːr/
1 sound 5 graphemes
17. R-Controlled  - /ɔːr/
1 sound 4 graphemes
18. R-Care  - /ɛər/
1 sound 5 graphemes
19. R-Here  - /ɪər/
1 sound 4 graphemes
20. R-Fire  - /aɪər/
1 sound 3 graphemes
21. R-Pure  - /jʊər/
1 sound 2 graphemes
22. Schwa  - /ə/
1 sound 5 graphemes

Part 4 — Consonant Traps

23. The  - /k/ Trap
1 sound 5 graphemes
24. The Palatal Trap  - /ʃ/ &  - /ʒ/
2 sounds 7 graphemes
25. The Affricate Trap  - /tʃ/ &  - /dʒ/
2 sounds 6 graphemes
26. The F & S Illusions  - /f/ &  - /s/
2 sounds 8 graphemes