The 48 Sounds of English

There are 48 sounds of the English language that will be taught in this program, distributed over four units.  The sounds and a sample word for each are as follows:

Pre-Unit and Lesson 1 

|ă|

apple

|b|

baseball

|f|

fish

|g|

guitar

|h|

hat

|j|

jacket

|l|

light bulb

|m|

money

|n|

nose

|p|

pen

|r|

run

|s|

sun

|t|

tent

|v|

vase

|w|

web

|ks|

box

|y|

yoyo

|z|

zebra

Unit 1

|ĭ|

igloo

|ŏ| (|ô| or |ä|)

on / off

|ŭ| (|ǝ|)

umbrella

|ě|

egg

|d|

dog

|k|

key

|khw|

question mark

|ngk|

ink

|ng|

ring

|sh|

ship

|ch|

chair

|hw|

whistle

|th|

thumb

|th|

this

Unit 2

|ē|

east

|ā|

acorn

|âr|

hair

|ō|

oval

|ī|

oval

|ū|

cube

|ü|

moon

Unit 3

|ů|

foot

|ô|

saw

|ä|

car

|ǝ|

balloon

|ōē| or |ōĭ|

coin

|ow|

clouds

|ǝr|

earth

|zh|

garage

Unit 4

|gz|

exit