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Letter and Sounds Phases
Letter and Sounds Phases
s /s/ as in sun ck /k/ as in sock
a /a/ as in apple e /e/ as in egg
t /t/ as in tap u /u/ as in umbrella
p /p/ as in pin r /r/ as in rocket
i /i/ as in insect h /h/ as in hat
n /n/ as in net b /b/ as in bus
Phase 2 m /m/ as in mug f /f/ as in fish
d /d/ as in dog ff /f/ as in puff
g /g/ as in gate l /l/ as in leg
o /o/ as in octopus ll /l/ as in doll
c /k/ as in cat ss /s/ as in mess
k /k/ as in kid
j /j/ as in jet ee /ee/ as in feet
v /v/ as in van igh /igh/ as in night
w /w/ as in web oa /oa/ as in boat
x /ks/ as in fox oo long /oo/ as in food
y /y/ as in yoghurt oo short /oo/ as in wood
z /z/ as in zip ar /ar/ as in arm
zz /z/ as in buzz or /or/ as in fork
Phase 3 qu /kw/ as in queen ur /ur/ as in burn
ch /ch/ as in chicken ow /ow/ as in owl
sh /sh/ as in shell oi /oi/ as in oil
th voiced /th/ as in this ear /ear/ as in fear
th /th/ as in thin air /air/ as in hair
ng /ng/ as in king ure /yoor/ as in pure
ai /ai/ as in aim er /u/ as in ladder
This phase focuses on blending adjacent consonants. It will introduce words such as frog, clown, pond, milk, spoon,
Phase 4 shrink, green.
Compiled from the information provided in Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics © Crown copyright 2007
Letter and Sounds phase number Letters and sounds introduced at each phase
Compiled from the information provided in Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics © Crown copyright 2007