Letter Sounds and Matching

What sound does the letter A make?

• A can make the sounds 'ah' as in 'cat' and 'ay' as in 'cake'.

• A makes the sound 'oo' as in 'moon'.

• A makes the sound 'ee' as in 'see'.

• A makes the sound 'ih' as in 'sit'.

Match the letter B with its sound.

• /k/

• /b/

• /p/

• /d/

What sound does the letter C make?

• C is always silent

• C makes a hard sound (k) or a soft sound (s).

• C makes a sound like 'd'

• C only makes a sound like 't'

Match the letter D with its sound.

• /t/

• /d/

• /g/

• /b/

What sound does the letter E make?

• The letter E makes the sound 'ah' as in 'father'.

• The letter E makes the sound 'ay' as in 'day'.

• The letter E makes the sounds 'eh' as in 'bed' and 'ee' as in 'see'.

• The letter E makes the sound 'oo' as in 'food'.

Match the letter F with its sound.

• /f/

• /v/

• /b/

• /p/

What sound does the letter G make?

• G is always pronounced like 'g' (as in 'giraffe')

• G only makes a sound like 'j' (as in 'jam')

• G makes a hard sound (as in 'go') and a soft sound (as in 'giant').

• G makes a silent sound (as in 'gnome')

Match the letter H with its sound.

• /hə/

• /hʌ/

• /h/

• /hɪ/

What sound does the letter I make?

• The letter I only makes a sound like 'ice'.

• The letter I makes a sound like 'apple'.

• The letter I is silent in all words.

• The letter I can make a short sound (as in 'igloo') or a long sound (as in 'ice').

Match the letter J with its sound.

• /dʒ/

• /j/

• /g/

• /ʤ/