The 44 Sounds of English

CONSONANTS SOUNDS

1. /b/ (bat) 10. /n/ (nest) 19. /ch/ (cheese)

2. /d/ (dog) 11. /p/ (pig) 20. /sh/ (shark)

3. /f/ (fan) 12. /r/ (rock) 21. /th/ (thumb)

4. /g/ (gate) 13. /s/ (sun) 22. /th/ (the)

5. /h/ (hat) 14. /t/ (top) 23. /hw/ (wheel)

6. /j/ (jump) 15. /v/ (vase) 24. /zh/ (treasure)

7. /k/ (kite) 16. /w/ (wagon) 25. /ng/ (ring)

8. /l/ (leaf) 17. /y/ (yo-yo)

9. /m/ (mop) 18. /z/ (zebra)

VOWEL SOUNDS

26. /a/ (cat) 33. /i/ (bike) 40. /oi/ (boy)

27. /e/ (bed) 34. /ō/ (boat) 41. /ō/ (ball)

28. /i/ (fish) 35. /yōō/ (cube) 42. /er/ (bird)

29. /o/ (lock) 36. /ə/ (alarm) 43. /er/ (chair)

30. /u/ (duck) 37. /ōō/ (moon) 44. /ar/ (car)

31. /ā/ (cake) 38. /ōō/ (book)

32. /ē/ (feet) 39. /ou/ (house)

CONSONANT SOUNDS

/b/ as in bit /l/ as in look /v/ as in van

/c/ as in cab /m/ as in mop /w/ as in well

/d/ as in dog /n/ as in nap /x/ as in fox

/f/ as in fan /p/ as in pet

(sounds like /ks/)

/g/ as in goat /qu/ as in quick /y/ as in yuk

/h/ as in hop /r/ as in rat /z/ as in zoo

/j/ as in jump /s/ as in sick

/k/ as in key /t/ as in tap

Short and Long Vowels

/ae/ as in fat /ĕ/ as in egg /ĭ/ as in sit

/ŏ/ as in hot /ŭ/ as in mud /ā/-e as in cake

/ē/-e as in Pete /ī/-e as in pipe /ō/-e as in pole

/ū/-e as in tube

R-Controlled Vowels

/ar/ as in car /ir/ as in first /or/ as in corn

 /er/ as in fern /ur/ as in burn

Vowel Combinations

/ai/ as in maid /ay/ as in hay /ee/ as in need

/ea/ as in beat /ie/ as in field /oa/ as in boat

/oo/ as in boot /oo/ as in cook /oi/ as in boil

/oy/ as in toy /ou/ as in cloud /ow/ as in cow

/ow/ as in glow /ew/ as in few /au/ as in haul

/aw/ as in lawn

Consonants Digraphs

/sh/ as in shop /wh/ as in whale /th/ as in that

/ch/ as in chip /th/ as in thank

Consonant Blends

/bl/ as in blue /fr/ as in frog /spl/ as in splash

/br/ as in brown /gl/ as in glass /st/ as in stop

/cl/ as in clap /gr/ as in grip /str/ as in strong

/cr/ as in cry /pl/ as in play /sw/ as in swim

/dr/ as in drop /pr/ as in pray /tr/ as in trap

/fl/ as in flip /sl/ as in sling /tw/ as in twin

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Test Blending

Teachers: Try to guest what word I am saying. C-ar, what word did I say?

1. i-s
2. d-o
3. b-e
4. i-t
5. m-y
6. t-o
7. o-n
8. s-ee
9. u-p
10. i-n
11. m-om
12. c-ut
13. h-ead
14. b-all
15. l-eg
16. c-at
17. s-eat
18. st-ep
19. m-ine
20. s-it
21. d-o-g
22. b-a-g
23. c-u-p
24. s-i-ck
25. b-oo-k
26. c-oa-t
27. m-a-n
28. f-i-ve
29. w-a-sh
30. h-ea-t

Score:______/30

(x=20)

Informal Assessment of Phonological Awareness

1.1 Rhyming Words

Say "yes" if the words rhyme and "no" if they don't rhyme. Do these words rhyme? pin, fin (yes)

hat, pat (yes) _____ sun, run (yes) _____

man, can (yes) _____ lamp, land (no) _____

chair, floor (no)_____ clock, block (yes) _____

1.2 Segmenting: Words in Sentences

Clap your hands each time you hear a word: Come to my house. (4 claps)

I have a dog. (4 claps) _____

The floor was wet and cold. (6 claps) _____

The cat ran up the hill. (6 claps) _____

My house has a pool. (5 claps) _____

Tigers are big and strong. (5 claps) _____

The baseball is round. (4 claps) _____

1.3 Segmenting: Compound Words

I'm going to say a word that has two parts. Listen while I say it: sunshine. Now tell me each part. (sun - shine)

milkshake _____ fireman _____

railroad _____ houseboat _____

doghouse _____ toothbrush _____

Informal Assessment of Phonological Awareness (cont.)

1.4 Segmenting: Syllables

1.5 Listen while I say a word: pencil Now say the word and clap your hands for each part you hear. (2 claps)

table (2 claps) _____ picture (2 claps) _____

chair (1 clap) _____ bottle (2 claps) _____

grass (1 clap) _____ radio (3 claps) _____

1.6 Segmenting Phonemes

I will say a word: mat. Tell me each sound you heat in mat. Say /m/ - /a/ - /t/ with student.

see (s-ee) _____ ship (sh-i-p) _____

do (d-oo) _____ side (s-i-d) _____

fat (f-a-t) _____ city (s-i-t-ee) _____

1.7 Blending: Compound Words

Listen while I say two words: mail box. Now say them together

cup - cake _____ black - board _____

some - thing _____ blue - jay _____

air - port _____ space - man _____

1.8 Blending: Syllables

Listen while I say two syllables: bas-ket. Now say them together

ti - ger _____ sta - tion _____

cir - cus _____ e - le - phant _____

ea - gle _____ ta – ble _____

1.9 Blending: Phonemes

Listen while I say some sounds: /a/ - /t/. Now say them together.

m-e _____ s - ea - t _____

s-o _____ d-o–g _____

f - i – sh _____ l - u - n – ch _____

1.10 Phoneme Identification: Initial

Listen to the beginning sound in the word soap. Say the beginning sound in the word soap.

milk _____ vacuum _____

fish _____ nest _____

zoo _____ suit _____

2.0 Phoneme Identification: Final

Listen to the ending sound in the word bus. Tell me the ending sound.

top _____ duck _____

pit _____ come _____

mug _____ house _____

2.1 Phoneme Identification: Medial

Listen to the middle sound in the word meet. Tell me the middle sound.

cake _____ pat _____

boat _____ him _____

ride _____ set _____

2.2 Manipulation: Deletion

Say the word football. Say it again but don't say foot. Say ball with the student.

Say the word houseboat. Say it again but don’t say house. (boat) ____

Say the word tiger. Say it again but don’t say ti. (ger) ____

Say the word coat. Say it again but don’t say c. (oat) ____

Say the word billboard. Say it again but don’t say board. (bill) ____

Say the word table. Say it again but don’t say ble. (ta) ____

Say the word soup. Say it again but don’t say p. (sou) ____

2.3 Manipulation: Substitutions: Initial

Listen while I say the word hen. If I change the /h/ to /p/, the new word is pen. Now say the word mat. Change the /m/ to /s/. The new word
is____. (sat)

Say hill. Change the /h/ to /j/. (Jill) ____

Say fun. Change the /f/ to /s/. (sun) ____

Say might. Change the /m/ to /fI. (fight) ____

Say pay. Change the /p/ to /d/. (day) ____

Say sit. Change the /s/ to /f/. (fit) ____

Say hop. Change the /h/ to./t/. (top) ____

2.4 Manipulation: Substitutions: Final

Listen while I say the word hop. If I change the /p/ to /g/, the new word is hog. Now say the word sat. Change the /t/ to /k/. The new word
is____. (sack)

Say cut. Change the /t/ to /f/. (cuff) ____

Say like. Change the /k/ to /t/. (light) ____

Say bait. Change the /t/ to /kI. (bake) ____

Say plum. Change the /m/ to /s/. (plus) ____

Say mop. Change the /p/ to /m/. (mom) ____

Say cat. Change the /t/ to /p/. (cap) ____

2.5 Manipulation: Substitutions: Medial

Listen while I say the word mate. If I change the /a/ to /i/, the new word is might. Now say the word might. Say the word seep. Change the /ee/
to /oa/. The new word is____. (soap)

Say pet. Change the /e/ to /i/. (pit) ____

Say cab. Change the /a/ to /o/. (cob) ____

Say fit. Change the /i/ to /aI. (fat) ____

Say moon. Change the /oo/ to /ee/. (mean) ____

Say beat. Change the /ea/ to /i/. (bite) ____

Say mop. Change the /o/ to /a/. (map) ____