Grapheme Phoneme Possible actions

s 1. Form a cobra head with

/s/ your hand.

ss (voiceless) 2. Trace the letter ‘s’ in the air

and, say s…

t /t/ Tap two fingers on the desk

(voiceless) and say t…

P /p/ Place four fingers in front of

(voiceless) your mouth and say p…

/n/ Touch the tip of your nose and

n
(voiced) say n…
 /m/ Lick an ice-cream and say m…
m
(voiced)

/d/ Drumming action and say d…

d (voiced)

/g/ 1. You are cold, clutch your

g
(voiced) hands and shiver
2. Say ggg

c
/k/ Action of flying a kite and say k
k
(voiceless)
ck

r /r/ Be a lion and say rrr

(voiced)
 1. Place your palm in front
h /h/ of your mouth
(voiceless)
2. Laugh haha

b /b/ Action of balloon bursting and

(voiced)
say b…

f
/f/
(voiceless) Action of bird flying and say f…

ff

l
/l/ Raise both arms upright and
(voiced)
say ll..
ll

g /dʒ/ Jump and say j.

(voiced)

j
v /v/ Show the peace sign and say
(voiced)
v.

Join two peace signs and say

w /w/ w.
(voiced)

Cross your hands and say ks..

/ks/
(voiceless)

Slash ‘x’ and say gz..

/gz/
(voiceless)

y /j/ Nod and say yeh

(voiced)
z Trace ‘z’ in the air and say z..
/z/
(voiced)

zz

Action of a duck flapping its

q /kw/ wings once and say qua
(voiced)

1. Action of a moving train

ch /tʃ/ with both arms
(voiceless)
2. Say ch.

sh /ʃ/ Finger on the lips and say sh..

(voiceless)

th /θ/ Show the thumb and say th.

(voiceless)
 Point with the thumb and say
/ð/
(voiced) th.

Action of mosquito buzzing

ng /ŋ/ around ears and say ng….
(voiced)

The short vowels are as follows :

Grapheme Phoneme Possible actions

Imagine a spider crawling

up your arm and say eh…
/æ/

a
1. Cross your arms on your
chest and lift your
/ә / shoulders.
2. Say er…
 / ɪ/
i Show your teeth and say e.

Draw a small circle (anti

/ɒ/
clockwise) in the air and say o
o

Walk like an elephant and say

e /e/ eh

Look up and say uh

/ʌ/
u

The long vowels are as follows :

Grapheme Phoneme Possible actions

Open your mouth wide and say

/a:/ aaa…
a

Draw a big circle (anti

a /ɔ:/
clockwise) in the air and say
or…
o

e /i:/ Show your teeth and say ee..

Grapheme Phoneme Possible Actions

ai
Hands on the waist and say ‘ei’ as if
in anger.
a–e
/eI/

ay

ee
Show you teeth and say “ee”

ea
/i:/

e–e

igh

Place palm on the chest and say ‘I’

i-e
/aI/

ie
oa
Palms up, shake your body and say
“au”
oe
/әʊ
/
o-e

ow

Place hands above head, tap once

oo /ʊ and say ‘u’
/

oo
Place hands above head, shake your
head and say “u..”

ue
/u:/

u-e
ar

/a:/
Open your mouth wide and say “aa”

ear

or

Draw a big circle (anti-clockwise) in

the air and say “or”.
aw /ɔ:/

au

ur

/ɜ:/ Put your finger on the temple and say

ir
“er”

er
wh /w/ Join two peace signs and say “w”

Action of bird flying and say “f”

ph /f/

Point to a friend and say ‘you’.

ew /ju:/

Fan your hand in front of your nose

ear /Iә/
and say “eear”
 Hold your jaw and say “air”
air /eә/

Form a ‘u’ with both hands, spread

ure /ʊә/
them like a flower blooming and say
“uwer”

Pinch yourself and say “aw”

ou /aʊ/

Hop like a kangaroo and say “oi”

oy /ɔI/