First Phonics

By now you know the regular letter sounds.

 

Many letters also make special sounds.

Long vowels:  ā, ē, ī, ō, ū

If a short word ends in a vowel, the vowel may make its long sound.

e in me

o in go

If a word ends in a consonant and y, the y can make the long ī sound.

y in fly

Sometimes the y makes the long ē sound.

y in baby

If a word ends in a vowel and y, the vowel can make its long sound.

ay in hay

ey in key

Soft consonants

The letters c and g can have soft sounds.

The soft c sounds like /s/.

c in city

The soft g sounds like /j/.

g in giant

Practice

Find the missing letters.

1.    N__!

2.    cr__

3.    p___

4.    __ent

5.    monk___

6.    __ym

Scroll down for the answers.

Answers

1.  No!

2.  cry

3.  pay

4.  cent

5.  monkey

6.  gym