Phonemes
The Phonemes of the English Language
Everyone would agree that there are at least 40 sounds (phonemes) in the English language, but there is a debate as to the exact number.
The aim of Jelly and Bean resources is to get children started on the road to reading and writing as simply as possible. Consequently only the simplest of the phonemes and their graphemes are introduced. The linguistic questions relating to the 'complex code' are not discussed.
The phonemes and graphemes introduced by Jelly and Bean books for the Reception Year are:-
Phoneme |
used in Reception Year Books |
Consonants
| b | box big bin bad bug bun bell Bean |
| c | cat cut cot cup cap can |
| (k | kitten look kennel) |
| (ck | duck sock) |
| d | dog dad mad bad mud and pond |
| f | fat fell off |
| g | get got go dog log frog leg hug |
| h | hat hot hit hop hen hut has his him he |
| j | jump Jelly |
| l | log leg look pull bell fell |
| m | mat mum man me my |
| n | net not on in |
| p | pan puts puppy pond pink pig |
| r | rat ran run rip |
| s | Sam see sat sad sit six |
| t | to it cat fast flat |
| v | van Kevin |
| w | web went we with Wellington |
| x | box fox six |
| y | yes you |
| z | zig-zag is was his |
| sh | she shed dish wish fish |
| ch | chicken cheep Chuff |
| th | the they this them |
| th | thank |
| ng | Wellington bang |
| qu | quack |
Vowels
| a | a am at as an |
| e | hen net Jelly |
| i | in is his (puppy happy Jelly Lotty) |
| o | on box dog cot hop hot |
| u | mud nut bun bug cut hut put up |
| |ai| | play day away |
| |ee| | see bee sleep cheep me we he she Bean |
| |ie| | I my |
| |oa| | go no oh open |
| |oo| | to you into |
| |ow| | down out |
| |ar| | are |
| |oi| | ----------------- |
| |oo| | look |
| |ur| | ------------------ |
| |er| | ------------------ |
| |or| | for |
| |air| | --------------- |
| |ear| | --------------- |
| |ure| | --------------- |