Sound-Symbol Pronunciation Guide

Comment: We do not add an ‘uh’ sound to the end of the phonogram, especially /b/. Concentrate on puffing
out air and eliminating the ‘uh’ sound. Think of the word ‘big.’ Say it to yourself. Now just pronounce the /b/
without the ‘ig.’

Single-Sound Vowel Buddy Phonograms

Single-Sound Consonant Phonograms
Phonogram Sound Symbol Example
Phonogram Sound Symbol Example
ai /ā/ sail
b /b/ big
d /d/ dig ay /ā/ ray

f /f/ fan eigh /ā/ eight

h /h/ hat ee /ē/ see

j /j/ jump igh /ī/ high
k /k/ kick oa boat
/ō/
l /l/ left
oe /ō/ toe
m /m/ march
n /n/ no Multi-Sound Vowels
p /p/ picture Phonogram Sound Symbol Example
qu /kw/ quit
a /ă/ /ā/ /ah/ Abby / ate / almonds
r /r/ right
t /t/ tap e /ĕ/ /ē/ egg / me
v /v/ van i /ĭ/ /ī/ /ē/ hit / like / champion
w /w/ window
o /ŏ/ /ō/ /oō/ hop / go / into
z /z/ zip
u /ŭ/ /ū/ /oŏ/ up / use / put
Two-Sound Consonant Phonograms
y /y/ /ē/ /ī/ /ĭ/ yellow / noisy / my /
cymbals
Phonogram Sound Symbol Example

c /k/ /s/ cut / center Bossy ‘r’ Phonograms

Phonogram Sound Example
g /g/ /j/ gate / gerbil
Symbol
er /er/ hiker
s /s/ /z/ snake / flies
ur /er/ hurt
x /ks/ /z/ box / xylophone
ir /er/ dirt

ear /er/ earth

or /or/ /er/ orange / color

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ar /ar/ /er/ /or/ car / backward/
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Phonogram Sound Symbol Example Phonogram Sound Example

Symbol
tch /ch/ scratch
th /th/ tz/ three / those
sh /sh/ shy ch /ch/ /k/ /sh/ chest / stomach/
mustache
wh /wh/ when
ed /ed/ /d/ /t/ pounded / rubbed /
ng /ng/ sing wiped

ph /f/ phone Hush Phonograms

ck /k/ sick Phonogram Sound Symbol Example

gn /n/ gnaw ci /sh/ magician

kn /n/ knee ti /sh/ demonstration

wr wrap si /sh/ /zh/ suspension /

/r/
illusion
mb /m/ climb
Copy Cat FUNograms
dge /j/ fudge
Phonogram Sound Symbol Example
E Partner FUNograms join
oi /oy/
Phonogram Sound Example oy toy
/oy/
Symbol
au /aw/ autograph
ea /ē/ /ĕ/ /ā/ eat / bread / steak
aw /aw/ draw
ei /ē/ /ā/ weird/ beige augh /aw/ taught

ey /ē/ /ā/ key / say Stinky FUNograms

Phonogram Sound Symbol Example
ie /ē/ /ī/ piece / pie
ew /oō/ /ū/ flew / view

ue /oō/ /ū/ blue / argue

ui /oō/ /ĭ/ juice / biscuit

O Partner FUNograms

Phonogram Sound Symbol Example

ow /ow/ /ō/ bow / low

oo /oō/ /oŏ/ /ō/ room / wood / door

ou /ow/ /oō/ /ŭ/ /ō/ ouch / you / touch / shoulder

ough /aw/ /ō/ /ŭf/ /off/ /ow/ /oō/ thought / although / rough/ cough / plough / through

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