The 44 Sounds in the English Language
This chart shows the 44 sounds (phonemes) in the English language. The sounds are made by the 26 letters of the alphabet. Some sounds are made by combining the letters. There are consonant sounds and vowel sounds. This chart shows an example of each sound as it is used in a familiar word.
Consonant Sounds
Vowel Sounds
1. /b/ as in boy
26. /a/ as in cat 27. /e/ as in jet 28. /i/ as in dip 29. /o/ as in top 30. /u/ as in cup 31. /ā/ as in game
2. /d/ as in duck
3. /f/ as in fun
4. /g/ as in goat
5. /h/ as in heart
6. /j/ as in jet
7. /k/ as in kit and cat
32. /ē/as in Pete
8. /l/ as in lid
33. /ī/ as in like
9. /m/ as in man 10. /n/ as in net 11. /p/ as in pet
34. /ō/ as in code
35. /ū/ as cute
36. / ə / as in about
12. /r/ as in red
37. /û/ as in girl
13. /s/ as in sun 14. /t/ as in top 15. /v/ as in vase
38. /ä/ as in star
39. /â/ as in fair
40. /ô/ as in wall
16. /w/ as in wet
41. /oi/ as in toy
17. /y/ as in yellow 18. /z/ as in zebra 19. /ch/ as in chip
42. /ou/ as in house
43. /oo/ as in room
44. /oo/ as in look
20. /sh/ as in ship 21. /th/ as in think (voiced) 22. /th/ as in them (unvoiced)
23. /hw/ as in white 24. /ng/ as in ring 25. /zh/ as in garage
Grade 2 I Teacher’s Guide 125
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