Phonogram Sounds
Valley Academy
A Public Charter School
a   (ă, ā, ah)
c   (k, s)
d   (d)
f    (f) often doubled r. 17
g   (g, j)
o   (ŏ, ō, oˉo)
s    (s, z) often doubled r. 17
qu (kw)
b   (b)
e   (ĕ, ē)
h   (h)
i    (ĭ, ī)
j    (j)
k   (k)
l    (l)
m  (m)
n   (n)
p   (p)
r    (r )
  (t)
u   (ŭ, ū, o˘o)
v   (v)
w  (w)
x   (ks)
y   (y, ĭ, ī) y not I @ the end r.6
z   (z)


sh    (sh) used @ beginning & end
ee    (ē)
th     (th, th) (thin, this)
ow   (ow, ō)
ou    (ow, ō , oˉo, ŭ)
oo    (oˉo, o˘o)
ch    (ch, k, sh)
ar     (ar)
ay    (ā) 2 letter (used @ end)
ai     (ā) (not used@ end)
oy    (oy) (used @ end)
oi    (oi) (not used@ end)
er    (er) of her
ir     (er) of first
ur    (er) of nurse
wor (er) of works
ear  (er) of early
ng   (ng)
ea   (ē, ĕ, ā)
aw  (aw) (used@ end)
au   (au) (not used@ end)
or    (or)
ck    (k) (used after a single vowel)
wh  (hw)
ed   (ĕd, d, t)
ew   (oˉo, ū) (used@ end)
ui    (oˉo, ū) (not used@ end)

oa     (ō) of boat
gu     (g)
ph     (f) 2 letter
ough (ō, oˉo, ŭf, ŏf, aw, ow)
oe     (ō) of toe
ey     (ā, ē, ĭ)
igh    (ī) 3 letter
kn     (n) only at the beginning
gn     (n) both at beginning & end
wr     (r ) 2 letter
ie      (ē, ī, ĭ)
dge   (j) (used after a single vowel)
ei      (ē, ā, ĭ)
eigh  (ā) 4 letter
ti       (sh) tall letter
si      (sh, zh)
ci      (sh) short letter











Phonograms are in bold.   ( Pronunciation keys are in parenthesis. )    Phonogram notes are in italics.