Easy-Spelling is spelling easy
Easy-Spelling is spelling easy
Index to the Sound Dictionary
Below is the index to the Sound Dictionary. It is a wonderful resource bot students and teachers.
The first sound group (in green, and is safe) is sound group number 1. This is a (for apple).
Remember, the sound groups are (mainly) 'Phonic', saying their sound. A few say their name.
This Index is a reference guide to find any sound in the full Sound Dictionary in the next Activity.
Print out or copy the index, and put it in your Decoding Book under the correct heading at the start of the Sound Groups.
| (green) | (red) | ||||
| Sound Group | Sound Group no. | Sound | Sound Group | Sound Group no. | Sound |
| a | 1 | apple | a | 2 | angel |
| e | 3 | egg | e | 4 | emu |
| i | 5 | igloo | i | 6 | ice |
| o | 7 | orange | o | 8 | open |
| u | 9 | umbrella | u | 10 | uniform |
| oo | 11 | book | oo | 12 | hoop |
| safe – so it says its sound | danger – so it says its sound | ||||
| Sound Group | Sound Group no. | Sound | Sound Group | Sound Group no. | Sound |
| ow | 13 | owl | ch | 30 | chop |
| oy | 14 | boy | t | 31 | top |
| r | 15 | rabbit | z | 32 | zoo |
| ar | 16 | car | zh | 33 | measure |
| er | 17 | clever | y | 34 | year |
| air | 18 | chair | w | 35 | web |
| eer | 19 | cheer | m | 36 | man |
| or | 20 | paw | n | 37 | nest |
| k | 21 | kitten | ng | 38 | sing |
| s | 22 | snakes | d | 39 | hide |
| g | 23 | gun | b | 40 | baby |
| j | 24 | jug | p | 41 | pig |
| I | 25 | full | h | 42 | hat |
| f | 26 | fish | Letter-Based Groups (Same letters-different sounds) |
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| v | 27 | van | |||
| th | 28 | three | ough | ||
| sh | 29 | ship | augh our x Irregular Words |
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Throughout this course, reference to the alphabet name of a letter is indicated by the use of bold: a, b.
When we refer to the sound of a letter, phonetic symbols are used and placed between slashes: /ae /, / b / etc, or highlighted, ae, b, etc.
The following table gives the internationally recognised phonic symbol for each sound. For students, precise analysis of the sound is not required. We offer it for interest only. However, teachers will find it a useful resource.
| Symbol | Sound | Symbol | Sound |
| a | car | m | mice |
| æ | had | n | nut |
| ai | sigh | n | sign |
| aU | cow | oÊŠ | so |
| b | button | É’ | hot |
| d | din | É” | or |
| d3 | jelly | É” | boy |
| É› | head | P | pin |
| ɛə | air | r | ran |
| 3 | bird | s | snake |
| eɪ | say | ʃ | show |
| f | fin | t | tin |
| g | gate | tʃ | chip |
| h | head | θ, δ | thin, then |
| i | seat | u | boot |
| I | sit | ÊŠ | book |
| ɪə | hear | V | Vine |
| j | xes | A | byt |
| ju | you | W | win |
| k | at,ettle | Z | zoo |
| l | let | 3 | measure(zh) |
