Phonetic Spelling Guide
- Syllables are separated by dashes
- Stressed syllables are capitalized
Consonants
| Symbol |
Sounds Like |
Example Words |
| b | b | bat, burrow |
| d | d | dog, door |
| f | f | fire, fall |
| g | g | go, garden |
| h | h | hill, hand |
| k | k | king, cat |
| l | l | let, land |
| m | m | man, mother |
| n | n | net, north |
| p | p | pen, park |
| r | r | red, river |
| s | s | sit, stone |
| t | t | top, turn |
| v | v | van, voice |
| z | z | zoo, zone |
Digraphs
| Symbol |
Sounds Like |
Example Words |
| ch | ch | chair, church |
| sh | sh | ship, shadow |
| th | th | thin, thorn |
| zh | zh | measure, leisure |
| kh | harsh h | Scottish loch |
Vowels
| Symbol |
Sounds Like |
Example Words |
| a | short a | cat, bat |
| ah | ah | father, calm |
| e | eh | let, bet |
| ee | ee | bee, meet |
| i | ih | sit, bit |
| ie | eye | pie, tie |
| o | oh | stone, go |
| oo | oo | moon, food |
| u | uh | cup, luck |
| y | ee or ih | happy, myth |