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Chapter 1
Alphabet Sounds and Letter Names
Key Concepts Knowing letter names and sounds helps you read and write words. When you match sounds to letters, you can sound out new words like they are puzzle pieces.
• Each letter has a name (A, B, C…) and a sound (aa, buh, kuh…). - Some letters have common sounds you will hear often in words. - You can match a letter to its sound, like matching a sock to a foot. - You can blend sounds together to make a word you can say, like “c-u-p” → “cup”. - When you see a word, you can read it step by step: sound, sound, then blend.
Before you continue: Can you point to one letter and say its name and sound?
Key Terms Letter name - the letter’s “name” like A, B, C. Letter sound - the sound the letter often makes like /a/ or “buh”. Match - to pair two things that go together, like the same picture. Blend - to push sounds together so they become a word you can say. Sound - a noise you hear, like a car “vroom”. Word - a group of sounds that means something, like “cat” or “sun”. Alphabet - all the letters in order, like a letter line-up.
Active Recall Letter name - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Letter sound - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Match - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Blend - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Sound - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Word - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Alphabet - ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Worked Examples
Example 1: Matching a letter 1. Look at the letter A. 2. Say the sound: /a/ (like “apple: a-a-a”). 3. Now match A with the sound /a/.
Now you try: Match the letter B with its common sound. ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Example 2: Blending two sounds 1. We see c and a in a word cat. 2. Say the sounds: c… a… 3. Blend them: c-a-t → cat.
Now you try: Blend these sounds to make a word: m… a… p ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Example 3: Blending three sounds (a little harder) 1. We see s, a, t. 2. Say each sound: s… a… t… 3. Blend them: s-a-t → sat.
Now you try: Blend these sounds to make a word: p… i… n ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Practice Questions
(Easy) 1 Circle the letter A in this line: A B C A D ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
(Easy) 2 Write the letter name for the sound you hear: /buh/ ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
(Medium) 3 Match the letter to the sound. Draw a line. - M to __________ - S to __________
________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
(Medium) 4 Blend the sounds to say the word: t… o… p Write the word: ____________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
(Hard) 5 Write the letter name for the sound: /k/ (like cat starts with /k/) ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
(Hard) 6 Blend and write: s… u… n Word: ____________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
(Hard) 7 Color the letters that make the word dog. Letters: d o g b c Which ones did you color? ____________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Answer Key 1. A (circle both A’s) 2. B 3. M → /m/ and S → /s/ 4. top 5. C 6. sun 7. d, o, g
Exam Tips & Common Mistakes - Mixing up letter names and sounds: If you say the letter name when you need the sound, slow down and listen for the sound. - Skipping blending: Sounds should come together. Try saying it slowly first, then faster. - Forgetting the last sound: Words often end with a sound. Don’t stop early - finish the last letter. - Starting with guessing: Look at the letters first. Then say sounds, then blend. - **Changing
up: If you change a sound, the word changes too. For example, /d/ and /b/** can sound different, like a drum vs a ball bounce.
Quick Reference
Key rules to remember Letter name is what you say for the letter. Letter sound is what the letter makes in a word.
Blend means: say the sounds together to make one word.
Mnemonic “Sound to Word”: Sound it out, then blend it into a word.
Absolute essentials - Know a few letter names (A, B, C, …) - Know common letter sounds (a = /a/, b = /buh/, c = /k/ or /s/ depending on the word) - Match the right letter to the sound - Blend sounds smoothly to read simple words
Confidence Check I can tell the letter name from the letter sound. [ ] 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] 5 I can match a letter to its common sound. [ ] 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] 5 I can blend 2-3 sounds to make a word. [ ] 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] 5 I can read a simple word by sounding it out. [ ] 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] 5
Pick 3 letters you know. Say their sounds out loud, then point to a thing in your room that starts with one of those sounds. What did you choose?
End of chapter one. 4 more chapters in the full book.
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What's inside: 5 chapters
- 1. Alphabet Sounds and Letter Names
- 2. Reading Short Vowel Words
- 3. Building Simple Sentences
- 4. Using Nouns and Verbs in Sentences
- 5. Punctuation: Full Stops and Capitals
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