English Sounds and Spellings

Vowel Sounds

Sound
/a/ as in ant

Spellings
a
Sound
/e/ as in elephant

Spellings
e ea ai
Sound
/i/ as in iguana

Spellings
i y ui
Sound
/o/ as in octopus

Spellings
o al a
Sound
/u/ as in umbrella

Spellings
u o o_e ou
Sound
/ay/ as in jay

Spellings
a_e ai a ay ei eigh ey
Sound
/ee/ as in eel

Spellings
ea ee y ie ei ey e e_e
Sound
/igh/ as in eye

Spellings
i_e ie i y igh eye
Sound
/oa/ as in boat

Spellings
o_e o oa ow ou ough
Sound
/yoo/ as in unicorn

Spellings
u_e u ew eu you
Sound
/aw/ as in hawk
in some dialects /aw/ is the same sound as /o/
Spellings
aw au ough augh
Sound
/oo/ as in moon

Spellings
oo ue ew u ou ui
Sound
/oul/ as in book

Spellings
oul oo u ou
Sound
/oy/ as in oyster

Spellings
oy oi
Sound
/ar/ as in armadillo

Spellings
ar orr
Sound
/er/ as in bird

Spellings
er ur ir or ear ere urr
Sound
/or/ as in orca

Spellings
or ore oar our oor
Sound
/air/ as in bear

Spellings
are air arr err ear ere

Consonant Sounds

Sound
/b/ as in bee
I
Spellings
b bb
Sound
/c/ as in cat
I
Spellings
c k ck ch cc q
Sound
/d/ as in dog
I
Spellings
d dd ed
Sound
/f/ as in fish
I
Spellings
f ff ph gh
Sound
/g/ as in goat
I
Spellings
g gg gh gu gue
Sound
/h/ as in horse
I
Spellings
h wh
Sound
/j/ as in jaguar
I
Spellings
j g ge dge df
Sound
/l/ as in lion
I
Spellings
l ll
Sound
/m/ as in moose
I
Spellings
m mm mb mn me
Sound
/n/ as in newt
I
Spellings
n nn gn kn ne
Sound
/p/ as in panda
I
Spellings
p pp
Sound
/r/ as in raccoon
I
Spellings
r rr wr rh
Sound
/s/ as in seal
I
Spellings
s ss sc se c sw
Sound
/t/ as in tiger
I
Spellings
t tt bt ed th
Sound
/v/ as in viper
I
Spellings
v ve
Sound
/w/ as in wolf
I
Spellings
w wh
Sound
/y/ as in yak
I
Spellings
y
Sound
/z/ as in zebra
I
Spellings
z zz ze se s x
Sound
/th/ as in sloth
I
Spellings
th the
Sound
/sh/ as in shark
I
Spellings
sh sch s
Sound
/ch/ as in chicken
I
Spellings
ch tch
Sound
/ng/ as in ring
I
Spellings
ng
Sound
/zhr/ as in treasure
I
Spellings
s ss

Combination Sounds

Blended Sounds
/ks/ as in fox

Spellings
x
Blended Sounds
/kw/ as in quail

Spellings
qu
Blended Sounds
/ul/ as in castle

Spellings
le tle al el ol
Blended Sounds
/shun/ as in musician

Spellings
tion sion cian
Blended Sounds
/shus/ as in delicious

Spellings
xious cious