Phonogram Cards

Phonograms (also referred to as graphemes) are letters or letter combinations that

represent the phonemes, or the smallest unit of speech in words. These cards
contain the most common phonograms of the English language and their
corresponding sounds. Additionally, each phonogram card contains a key word to
help students learn and remember the sound-symbol pattern.

Please use the resources aligned with your High-Quality Instruction and
Intervention materials. If your High-Quality Curriculum does not contain materials
to support explicit, systematic, synthetic phonics, however, these cards can be
used as a supplementary tool to assess and/or practice sound-symbol associations.

Teach and practice the first, more common sounds of each phonogram to
automaticity before introducing the second sounds.

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 These cards can be used as part of a Structured Literacy approach to teaching
beginning reading skills to new or striving readers.

Structured Literacy instruction is explicit, systematic, diagnostic, cumulative

instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, syllables, morphology,
semantics, and syntax.. Providing a strong foundation in each of these skills develops
the neural routes necessary to develop strong word recognition skills as well as
language comprehension skills that are essential to proficient reading.

Consider how to align Structured Literacy instruction across tiers of instruction to

ensure students are receiving instruction and intervention aligned with the Science of
Reading throughout your school’s Mutli-Tiered System of Supports.

For more information, go to:

https://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/Literacy/StructuredLiteracy.aspx#439
1319-assessment

These phonograms are aligned with the RIDE Student Checklist found on the
Assessment tab of the RIDE Structured Literacy site.

Directions:
Print these cards two-sided using the “print on long edge” setting on your printer. It
is recommended to use a thick paper or cardstock to ensure students will not be able
to see through the paper. Results are best when cards are cut using a high-quality
paper cutter.

Always be sure to check your cards first to ensure the correct sounds are on the back
of the corresponding symbols before use.

Email Kari.Kurto@ride.ri.gov with questions or feedback.

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a m

s t

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 /ă/
/m/ apple
map
/ā/
acorn

/s/
(teach first)
/t/ sun
tub
/z/
often between two vowels
use
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p l

i r

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 /l/ /p/
let pig

/ĭ/
it
/r/
red
/ī/
hi
/ē/ scorpion
/y/ onion
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n c

d am

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 /k/
cat
/n/
/s/ not
before e, i, and y
cell

/am/ /d/
ham dog

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o k

b j

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 /ŏ/
octopus
/k/
kit
/ō/
go

/j/ /b/
job bat

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f h

e w

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/h/ /f/
hat fun

/ĕ/
echo
/w/
wish
/ē/
she

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v th

g an

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 /th/
this
voiced /v/
van
thin
unvoiced

/g/
got
/an/
man /j/
gem
before e, i, and y
(sometimes!)

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u ch

y z

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 /ŭ/
/ch/ up
chin
/ū/
/k/ music
school /oo/
ruby

/y/
yellow
/z/
zip / ē/
candy
/ ī/
my
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wh sh

_ng _nk

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 /sh/ /hw/
shop which

/nk/ /ng/
sank, sink, sang, sing,
honk, sunk song, sung

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qu x

a-e e-e

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 /ks/
box
/kw/
quick
/z/
xylophone

/ē/ /ā/
eve ape

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i-e o-e

u-e y-e

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 /ŏ/ /ī/
poke time

/ū/
mule
/ī/
style
/oo/
rule

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ai ay

ee ea

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 /ā/ /ā/
(beginning or mi
(end of a word)
ddle of a word)
play aim

/ē/
eat

/ĕ/ /ē/
bread tree

/ā/
steak
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_all _ck

oa ow

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 /k/
(at the end of a word after a /all/
short vowel)
tall
back

/ow/
plow
/ō/
boat
/ō/
snow

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igh er

ir ur

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/er/ /ī/
her sigh

/er/ /er/
burn bird

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ar or

ore oi

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 /ar/
/or/ car
horn
/er/
/er/ dollar
as a schwa or after w
actor /or/
wart

/oy/ /or/
oil more

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oy ou

au aw

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 /ow/
(at the beginning or middle
of a word)
out /oy/
(at the end of a word)

/oo/ toy
soup

/aw/ /aw/
(at the end of (at the beginning or middle of a
a word) word)
saw August

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oo ph

_tch ey

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 /oo/
boot
/f/
phone
book

/ē/
money /ch/
(at the end of a word after a
short vowel)
/ā/ itch
they

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_sion _tion

ie ea

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 Final stable syllable Final stable syllable when
when adding suffix -ion adding suffix -ion
/shun/ /shun/
action mission
/chun/ /zhun/
question vision

/ē/
/ē/
eat
chief
/ĕ/
bread
/ī/
/ā/
pie
steak

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 ə _ge

_dge ew

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 schwa: unstressed
vowel in a multisyllabic word

/j/ /ŭ/
(at the end of a word NOT banana
after a short vowel)
gage
/ĭ/
blanket

/ū/
few /j/
(at the end of a word after a
short vowel)
/oo/ edge
blew

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ue eu

ei eigh

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 /ū/
rescue
/ū/
feud
/oo/
due

/ē/
(after soft c)

/ā/ receive
weigh
/ā/
vein

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ture ain

ci
ti ear
xi
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 /ĭn/ /cher/
mountain picture

/sh/
/er/ gracious
learn patient
anxious

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kn gn

wr augh

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 /n/ /n/
gnome know

/aw/ /r/
caught wrench

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ough _age

our _ard

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 /aw/
bought
/ĭj/
package
/oo/
through

/ard/ /er/
wizard journey

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_ine ate

eau ui

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 /ēn/
machine
/ĭt/
private
/ĭn/
engine

/oo/ /ō/
fruit plateau

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ace que

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 /k/ /ĭs/
unique furnace

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