{"id":567,"date":"2014-11-05T02:35:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T10:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2014-12-05T08:36:29","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T16:36:29","slug":"explicit-sound-spellings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Explicit Sound-Spellings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the following list, click on any sound-code. \u00a0If you scroll down past the graphic\/pages you can view relevant vocabulary taken from\u00a0Florence Akins<\/strong> “Word Mastery” and Rudolf Flesch<\/strong> “Why Johnny Can’t Read” to illustrate each sound-unit.<\/p>\n

V01<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/a\/\u00a0h\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0t; \/a_e\/ d\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0nc\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ai\/ pl\u00a0ai<\/span>\u00a0d; \/au\/ l\u00a0au<\/span>\u00a0gh\u00a0(<\/span>formerly\u00a0<\/span>Short-A) V01<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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V02<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/i\/\u00a0sh\u00a0i<\/span>\u00a0p; \/i_e\/ g\u00a0i<\/span>\u00a0v\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/e\/ pr\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0tty; \/ee\/ b\u00a0ee<\/span>\u00a0n; \/u\/ b\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0sy; \/ui\/ b\u00a0ui<\/span>\u00a0ld …\u00a0(<\/span>formerly\u00a0<\/span>Short-I)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V03<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/o\/\u00a0d\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0t; \/o_e\/ g\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0n\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/oa\/ br\u00a0oa<\/span>\u00a0d; \/ou\/ c\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0gh; \/ough\/ th\u00a0ough<\/span>\u00a0t; \/ow\/ kn\u00a0ow<\/span>\u00a0ledge\u00a0(formerly\u00a0Short-O; compare to V11)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V04<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/u\/\u00a0c\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0p; \/u_e\/ j\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0dg\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/e\/ th\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \u00a0\/a\/\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0bout; \/o\/\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0f; \/o_e\/ l\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0v\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/oo\/ fl\u00a0oo<\/span>\u00a0d; \/ou\/ y\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0ng\u00a0…\u00a0(formerly\u00a0<\/span>Short-U)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V05<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/e\/\u00a0b\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0ll; \/e_e\/\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0ls\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ea\/ h\u00a0ea<\/span>\u00a0d; \/a\/\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0ny; \/ai\/ s\u00a0ai<\/span>\u00a0d; \/ay\/ s\u00a0ay<\/span>\u00a0s; \/ie\/ fr\u00a0ie<\/span>\u00a0nd; \/u\/ b\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0ry; \/ue\/ g\u00a0ue<\/span>\u00a0ss\u00a0… (formerly\u00a0<\/span>Short-E)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V06<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/a_e\/\u00a0c\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0n\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/a\/ b\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0by; \/ai\/\u00a0ai<\/span>\u00a0r; \/ai_e\/ r\u00a0ai<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ay\/ d\u00a0ay<\/span>\u00a0; \/e_e\/ th\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0r\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ea\/ w\u00a0ea<\/span>\u00a0r; \/ei\/ th\u00a0ei<\/span>\u00a0r; \/ey\/ th\u00a0ey<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0…\u00a0(formerly\u00a0<\/span>Long-A)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V07<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/i_e\/\u00a0k\u00a0i<\/span>\u00a0t\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/i\/ ch\u00a0i<\/span>\u00a0ld; \/ie\/ d\u00a0ie<\/span>\u00a0; \/ia\/ tr\u00a0ia<\/span>\u00a0l; \/igh\/ l\u00a0igh<\/span>\u00a0t; \/uy\/ b\u00a0uy<\/span>\u00a0; \/eye\/\u00a0eye<\/span>\u00a0; \/ai_e\/\u00a0ai<\/span>\u00a0sl\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ye\/ r\u00a0ye<\/span>\u00a0; \/y_e\/ t\u00a0y<\/span>\u00a0p\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0… (formerly Long-I)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V08<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/o_e\/\u00a0c\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0n\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/o\/\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0r; \/oe\/ t\u00a0oe<\/span>\u00a0; \/oa\/\u00a0oa<\/span>\u00a0t; \/oo\/ d\u00a0oo<\/span>\u00a0r; \/ou\/ f\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0r; \/ou_e\/ c\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0rs\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ow\/\u00a0ow<\/span>\u00a0n; \/owe\/\u00a0owe<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0… <\/span>(formerly Long-O)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V09<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/u_e\/\u00a0t\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0b\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/u\/ tr\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0th; \/ue\/ bl\u00a0ue<\/span>\u00a0; \/ui\/ s\u00a0ui<\/span>\u00a0t; \/ew\/ ch\u00a0ew<\/span>\u00a0; \/o\/ d\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0; \/o_e\/ m\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0v\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/oo\/ t\u00a0oo<\/span>\u00a0; \/ou\/ y\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0…(formerly Long-U)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C39+V09<\/span><\/a><\/b> \u00a0\/u_e\/ u<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/u\/ h\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0man; \/eau\/ b\u00a0eau<\/span>\u00a0ty; \/ew\/\u00a0f\u00a0ew<\/span>\u00a0… <\/span>(formerly Long-U)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V10<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/ee\/\u00a0f\u00a0ee<\/span>\u00a0t; \/ee_e\/ ch\u00a0ee<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/e\/ m\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/e_e\/\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0v\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ea\/ t\u00a0ea<\/span>\u00a0ch; \/ea_e\/ p\u00a0ea<\/span>\u00a0c\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ey\/ k\u00a0ey<\/span>\u00a0; \/y\/ an\u00a0y<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0…\u00a0(formerly\u00a0<\/span>Long-E)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V11<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/a\/\u00a0b\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0ll; \u00a0\/a_e\/ a<\/span>\u00a0r\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/au\/ f\u00a0au<\/span>\u00a0lt; \/au_e\/ p\u00a0au<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/augh\/ c\u00a0augh<\/span>\u00a0t; \/aw\/ s\u00a0aw<\/span>\u00a0; \/awe\/\u00a0awe<\/span>\u00a0; \/ea\/ h\u00a0ea<\/span>\u00a0rt; \/ua\/ g\u00a0ua<\/span>\u00a0rd …<\/span>\u00a0(sounds like V03)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V12<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/oo\/\u00a0h\u00a0oo<\/span>\u00a0k; \/o\/ w\u00a0o<\/span>\u00a0man; \/ou\/ c\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0ld; \/u\/ p\u00a0u<\/span>\u00a0sh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V13<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/ow\/\u00a0d\u00a0ow<\/span>\u00a0n; \/ow_e\/ dr\u00a0ow<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ou\/\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0t; \/ou_e\/ h\u00a0ou<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/ough\/ b\u00a0ough<\/span>\u00a0; \/hou\/\u00a0hou<\/span>\u00a0r<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V14<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/oy\/\u00a0b\u00a0oy<\/span>\u00a0; \/oi\/ j\u00a0oi<\/span>\u00a0n; \/oi_e\/ ch\u00a0oi<\/span>\u00a0c\u00a0e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V15<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/ir\/\u00a0g\u00a0ir<\/span>\u00a0l; \u00a0\/ear\/ ear<\/span>\u00a0th; \/er\/ h\u00a0er<\/span>\u00a0; \/er_e\/ n\u00a0er<\/span>\u00a0v\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/or\/ w\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0k; \/oe_e\/ w\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0s\u00a0e<\/span>\u00a0; \/orr\/ w\u00a0orr<\/span>\u00a0y; \/ur\/ h\u00a0ur<\/span>\u00a0t; \/urr\/ p\u00a0urr<\/span>\u00a0; \/ure\/ s\u00a0ure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C39+V15<\/span><\/a><\/b>\u00a0\/ur\/\u00a0f\u00a0ur<\/span>\u00a0y; \/ure\/ p\u00a0ure<\/span> (compare to C38)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C16<\/a><\/b> \/p\/ page; \/pp\/ puppy (formerly P-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C17<\/a><\/b> \/b\/ bed; \/bb\/ shabby (formerly B-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C18<\/a><\/b> \/t\/ tub; \/tt\/ kitty; \/tw\/ two; \/ed\/ laughed; \/d\/ scraped (formerly T-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C19<\/a><\/b> \/d\/ dish; \/dd\/ add; \/ed\/ nagged; \/ld\/ could (formerly D-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C20<\/a><\/b> \/ch\/ chase; \/tch\/ hatch; \/t\/ nature<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C21<\/a><\/b> \/j\/ joy; \/g\/ gel; \/gg\/ Reggie; \/d\/ educate; \/dg\/ badge (formerly\u00a0Soft-G)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C22<\/a><\/b> \/c\/ cat; \/cc\/ soccer; \/ch\/ chord; \/ck\/ pack;\u00a0\/k\/ king; \/lk\/ chalk; \/qu\/ liquor; \/x\/ excite (formerly Hard C and\/or K-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C22+C28<\/a><\/b> \/x\/ axe, fix, box, flux, hex (formerly X-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C22+C36<\/a><\/b> \/qu\/ quack, quit, quell, quake, quite, quote, queen, quail, squirt (formerly Q-Sound)<\/p>\n

C23<\/a><\/b> \/g\/ gate; \/gg\/ baggy; \/gh\/ ghost\u00a0(formerly\u00a0Hard-G)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C23+C29<\/a><\/b> \/x\/ exact, example (formerly X-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C24<\/a><\/b> \/f\/ fun; \/ff\/ off; \/ph\/ phone; \/gh\/ laugh; \/lf\/ half (formerly F-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C25<\/a><\/b> \/v\/ vote; \/f\/ of; \/lv\/ halves (formerly V-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C26<\/a><\/b> \/th\/ thank, thimble, thought, thumb (formerly TH-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C27<\/a><\/b> \/th\/ that, this, them, thy, though (formerly TH-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C28<\/a><\/b> \/s\/ sun; \/ss\/ kiss; \/c\/ ace; \/z\/ quartz; \/st\/ listen; \/sc\/ scissors; \/ps\/ pseudo (<\/span>formerly\u00a0<\/span>Soft-C)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C29<\/a><\/b> \/z\/ zoom; \/zz\/ buzz; \/x\/ xylophone; \/s\/ his; \/ss\/ dessert (formerly Z-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C30<\/a><\/b> \/sh\/ shoe; \/s\/ sugar; \/ss\/ mission; \/t\/ nation; \/c\/ ocean; \/ch\/ chef (formerly SH-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C31<\/a><\/b> \/s\/ measure; \/z\/ azure; \/g\/ beige<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C32<\/a><\/b> \/h\/ house; \/wh\/ who (formerly H-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C32+C36<\/a><\/b> \/wh\/ whim, what, whale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C33<\/a><\/b> \/m\/ man; \/mm\/ hammer; \/lm\/ lamb (formerly M-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C34<\/a><\/b> \/n\/ nail; \/nn\/ banner; \/dn\/ Wednesday; \/gn\/ gnome; \/kn\/ know; \/ln\/ Lincoln… (formerly N-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C35<\/a><\/b> \/ng\/ sing; \/n\/ English<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C36<\/b><\/a> \/w\/ wish; \/-\/ one (formerly W-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C37<\/b><\/a> \/l\/ leg; \/ll\/ still (formerly L-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C38<\/b><\/a> \/r\/ red; \/rr\/ terror; \/wr\/ wrap; \/rh\/ rhubarb (formerly R-Sound; compare to V15)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C39<\/b><\/a> \/y\/ year; \/i\/ million (formerly Y-Sound)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the following list, click on any sound-code. \u00a0If you scroll down past the graphic\/pages you can view relevant vocabulary taken from\u00a0Florence Akins “Word Mastery” and Rudolf Flesch “Why Johnny Can’t Read” to illustrate each sound-unit. V01\u00a0\/a\/\u00a0h\u00a0a\u00a0t; \/a_e\/ d\u00a0a\u00a0nc\u00a0e\u00a0; \/ai\/ pl\u00a0ai\u00a0d; \/au\/ l\u00a0au\u00a0gh\u00a0(formerly\u00a0Short-A) V01 V02\u00a0\/i\/\u00a0sh\u00a0i\u00a0p; \/i_e\/ g\u00a0i\u00a0v\u00a0e\u00a0; \/e\/ pr\u00a0e\u00a0tty; \/ee\/ b\u00a0ee\u00a0n; \/u\/ b\u00a0u\u00a0sy; \/ui\/ b\u00a0ui\u00a0ld …\u00a0(formerly\u00a0Short-I) V03\u00a0\/o\/\u00a0d\u00a0o\u00a0t; \/o_e\/ g\u00a0o\u00a0n\u00a0e\u00a0; \/oa\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pedagogy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=567"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1124,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567\/revisions\/1124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsahead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}