Who’s Who in Letterland

a-z Characters and Sounds

Annie Jumping Jim makes the sound at Red Robot makes the sound
˘ Apple makes the sound at
the beginning of her name – the beginning of his name – ‘j…’. at the beginning of his name.
‘ă…’ (as in ăpple). Keep your mouth nearly closed to Keep your mouth nearly closed
avoid adding “uh”. and prolong his sound – ‘rrr…’.

Bouncy Ben makes the sound at the

Sammy Snake makes the sound
beginning of his name – ‘b…’. Keep
at the beginning of his name.
your mouth nearly closed to avoid
Just whisper ‘sss…’.
adding “uh”.
Kicking King makes the sound at
the beginning of his name – ‘k…’.
Clever Cat makes the sound at the Just whisper it.
beginning of her name – ‘c…’ (as in Talking Tess makes the sound
cat). Just whisper it. at the beginning of her name –
‘t…’. Just whisper it.

Lucy Lamp Light makes the sound

Dippy Duck makes the sound at the
beginning of her name – ‘d…’. Keep
your mouth nearly closed to avoid
adding “uh”.
at the beginning of her name –
‘lll…’. Keep your mouth nearly Uppy Umbrella makes the
closed to avoid adding “uh”. sound at the beginning of her
name – ‘ŭ…’ (as in ŭmbrella).
For once “uh” is right!

Eddy Elephant makes the sound at Munching Mike makes the sound
the beginning of his name – at the beginning of his name.
Keep your mouth closed and hum Vicky Violet makes the sound
‘ĕ…’ (as in ĕlephant). at the beginning of her name.
‘mmm…’ to avoid adding “uh”.
Keep your mouth nearly closed
to avoid adding “uh”.

Firefighter Fred makes the sound at the Noisy Nick makes the sound at the
beginning of his name – ‘fff…’. Just beginning of his name. Keep your Walter Walrus makes the
whisper it. mouth nearly closed and lips open sound at the beginning of his
– ‘nnn…’ to avoid adding “uh”. name. Get ready to whistle but
blow instead – ‘www…’. Try
not to add “uh”.
Oscar Orange makes the sound at
Golden Girl makes the sound at the the beginning of his name – ‘ŏ…’
beginning of her name – ‘g…’. Keep (as in ŏrange). Fix-it Max makes the last
your mouth nearly closed to avoid sound in his name. He makes
adding “uh”. the sound ‘ks…’ in words.
Just whisper it.
Peter Puppy makes the sound at
the beginning of his name – ‘p…’.
Just whisper it. Yellow Yo-yo Man makes the
sound at the beginning of
Harry Hat Man makes the sound at the his name. Keep your mouth
beginning of his name. Just whisper nearly closed – ‘yyy…’ to avoid
it – ‘hhh…’. adding “uh”.

Quarrelsome Queen makes the Zig Zag Zebra makes the sound
sound at the beginning of her at the beginning of her name –
Impy Ink makes the sound at the name – ‘qu…’. Whisper “kw”. ‘zzz…’. Keep your mouth nearly
beginning of his name – ’ĭ…’ (as in ĭnk). closed to avoid adding “uh”.

The Vowel Men

Mr A, the Mr E, the Easy Mr I, the Ice Mr O, the Old Mr U, the

Apron Man, Magic Man, Cream Man, says Man from over the Uniform Man,
says his name says his name his name ‘Ī’ as Ocean, says his says his name ‘Ū’
‘Ā’ as in āpron. ‘Ē’ as in ēasy. in īce cream. name ‘Ō’ as in ōld. as in ūniform.

The only men that ever say their traditional alphabet names in words are the five Vowel Men, Mr A, Mr E, Mr I, Mr O, and Mr U.

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a-z Characters and Shapes
These short rhymes or songs help to explain how to form the letter shapes.

Jumping Jim Red Robot

Annie Apple
Just draw down Jim, Run down Red Robot’s body.
At the leaf begin.
bending his knees. Go up to his arm and his hand.
Go round the apple this way.
Then add the one ball Then watch out for this robot
Then add a line down,
which everyone sees. roaming round Letterland.
so Annie won’t roll away.

Sammy Snake
Bouncy Ben Start at Sam’s head
Brush down Ben’s Kicking King where he can see.
big, long ears. Kicking King’s body Stroke down to his tail,
Go up and round his head is a straight stick. oh so care-ful-ly!
so his face appears! Add his arm,
then his leg,
so he can kick!
Talking Tess
Clever Cat Tall as a tower make
Curve round Clever Cat’s Talking Tess stand.
face to begin. Go from head to toe,
Then gently tickle her Lucy Lamp Light and then from hand to hand.
under her chin. Lucy looks like one long line.
Go straight from head to foot
and she’s ready to shine!
Dippy Duck Uppy Umbrella
Draw Dippy Duck’s back. Under the umbrella
Go round her tum. Munching Mike draw a shape like a cup.
Go up to her head. Make Munching Mike’s Then draw a straight line
Then down you come! back leg first, so it won’t tip up.
then his second leg, and third,
so he can go munch-munching in
Eddy Elephant a word. Vicky Violet
Ed has a headband. Very neatly,
Draw it and then start at the top.
stroke round his head Draw down your vase,
and his trunk to the end. Noisy Nick then up and stop.
‘Now bang my nail,’
Noisy Nick said.
Firefighter Fred Walter Walrus
‘Go up and over
First draw Fred’s helmet. When you draw the
around my head.’
Then go down a way. Walrus’ wells,
Give him some arms with wild and wavy water,
and he’ll put out the blaze. whizz down and up
and then...,
Oscar Orange whizz down and up again.
On Oscar Orange
Golden Girl start at the top.
Go round Golden Girl’s head. Go all the way round him,
Go down her golden hair. and... then stop. Fix-it Max
Then curve to make her swing, Fix two sticks,
so she can sit there. to look like this.
That’s how to draw
a little kiss.
Peter Puppy
Harry Hat Man Pat Peter Puppy properly.
Hurry from the Hat Man’s head First stroke down his ear, Yellow Yo-yo Man
down to his heel on the ground. then up and round his face You first make the yo-yo sack
Go up and bend his knee over. so he won’t shed a tear. on the Yo-yo Man’s back,
so he’ll hop while he makes and then go down to his toes
his sound. so he can sell his yo-yos.

Quarrelsome Queen
Impy Ink Quickly go round the Zig Zag Zebra
Inside the ink bottle Queen’s cross face. Zip along Zig Zag’s nose.
draw a line. Then comb her beautiful Stroke her neck...,
Add an inky dot. hair into place. stroke her back...
That’s fine! Zzzoom! Away she goes

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Further Spelling Patterns
Letterland covers all 44 sounds. Here are just a few of the clever Letterland Spelling Stories
that explain the new sounds letters make when they are together.

Clever Cat and Peter Puppy and Yellow Yo-yo Man

Kicking King Harry Hat Man works for Mr E
(ck as in duck) (ph as in photo) (y as in very)

Noisy Nick and

Golden Girl
(ng as in ring) Silent Magic e Silent Magic e
makes Mr A appear makes Mr I appear
(a_e as in make) (i_e as in like)

Spelling
story

Sammy Snake
and Harry Hat Man Mr A and Mr I Mr I and Mr E
(sh as in shop) out walking out walking
(ai as in a rain) (ie as in tie)
Whenever Sammy Snake starts to hiss
loudly behind Harry Hat Man’s back,
Harry turns back and says ‘sh!’ because Spelling
he hates noise. story

Mr A and Mr I, Golden Girl

Yellow Yo-yo Man and Harry Hat Man
out walking (igh as in night)
Clever Cat and (ay as in say)
Harry Hat Man
When Mr I sees Golden Girl being
(ch as in chip)
completely quiet next to Harry Hat Man,
he often calls out ‘I!’ and gives her an
ice cream for being so good.
Talking Tess and Silent Magic e
Harry Hat Man makes Mr E appear
(th as in that) (e_e as in these)
Yellow Yo-yo Man
works for Mr I
(y as in my)

Talking Tess and Mr E and his

Harry Hat Man brother out walking
(ee as in bee) Silent Magic e
(th as in thing) makes Mr O appear
(o_e as in home)

Spelling
Walter Walrus and story
Harry Hat Man Mr O and Mr A
(wh as in when) Mr E and Mr A out walking
out walking (oa as in boat)
(ea as in sea)
When Mr E and Mr A go out walking,
Mr E does all the talking. He just says his
Walter Walrus and name, ‘E!’ While Mr A remains silent, Oscar Orange, Mr O
Harry Hat Man as he looks out for dangerous robots. and Walter Walrus
(wh as in who) (ow as in show)

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story
Silent Magic e Orvil Or,
makes Mr U appear the orange stealer A boy called
(u_e as in cube) (or as in for) Roy and Mr I
(oi as in coin)

In a few words you will find Roy playing his

game with Mr I. Then Mr I pretends to be
Mr U and Mr E Ernest Er, the annoyed, but they really both enjoy making
out walking elephant stealer a noise, ‘oi!’
(ue as in blue) (er as in her)

A boy called
Roy and Yellow
Spelling Yo-yo Man
Eddy Elephant and story (oy as in boy)
Walter Walrus
(ew as in few or grew) Irving Ir,
the ink stealer
(ir as in girl)
Annie Apple and
When you see a bottle of ink behind a Walter Walrus
robot’s back, you have already spotted (aw as in saw)
The Boot and Irving Ir, the ink stealer! He reports back
Foot Twins to his ringleader, Red Robot, with his
(oo as in moon) last name, ‘Ir!’.
Annie Apple and
Walter Walrus
(au as in cause)
Spelling
Urgent Ur, the
story umbrella stealer
Spelling
(ur as in fur) story
Walter Walrus
and Red Robot Oscar Orange and
(wr as in write) Walter Walrus
When you see these two troublemakers in (ow as in how)
a word you won’t hear Walter Walrus. Upside Down Watch out when you see an orange next to
Red Robot captures Walter in his sack. Umbrella Walter Walrus. When Walter splashes salty
Walter is too startled to speak, so we just (u as in put) water in Oscar’s eyes, Walter also bumps
hear Red Robot growling, ‘rrr’.
his chin and they both howl, ‘Ow!’

Arthur Ar, The Boot and Oscar Orange and

the apple stealer Foot Twins Walter Walrus
(ar as in farm) (oo as in book) (ou as in out)

Letterland Spelling Stories are available in a whole range of products, including:

ABC, Beyond ABC and Far Beyond ABC Living ABC Software Story Phonics Software Touch & Trace Products

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