1. PHONETIC SYMBOLS, PHONICS, GRAPHEMES AND ALTERNATIVE SPELLINGS
Phonetic Voiced/ Phonics key word for children Year Main Letters/ Alternative spellings
symbol/symbols Unvoiced graphemes
/æ/ v ant 1 a
/eɪ/ v aim 2 ai ay a_e
a ea ei eigh ey
/b/ v bat 1 b bb
/k/ u cat 1 c k ck
/d/ v dog 1 d
/e/ v egg 1 e ea
/i:/ v eel 2 ee ea e ie
/f/ u frog 1 f ff ph gh
/g/ v goat 1 g gg
/h/ u hop 1 h
/ɪ/ v ink 1 i
/aɪ/ v pie 2 ie i_e igh y
/dʒ/ v jelly 1 j g(+e)
/n/ v nut 1 n nn
/l/ v leg 1 l ll
/m/ v man 1 m mm
/ɒ/ v on 1 o
/ əʊ / v oats 2 oa ow o_e
/p/ U pet 1 p pp
/kw/ V queen 1 qu
/r/ V red 1 r
Mentor Rachel Pearson

2. Phonetic Voiced/ Phonics key word for children Year Main Alternative spellings
symbol/symbols Unvoiced? Letters/graphemes
/s/ u snake 1 s ss
/t/ u tennis 1 t tt
/ʌ/ v up 1 u ou oo
/ju:/ v cue 2 ue u_e ew
/v/ v van 1 v
/w/ v wind 1 w wh
/ks/ u x-ray 1 x z
/j/ v yellow 1 y
/z/ v zoo 1 z Zz x
/ʃ/ u ship 1 sh ch
/tʃ/ u chop 1 ch t (+ure)
/ð/ v this 1 th
/θ/ u thimble 1 th
/ŋ/ v strong 1 ng
/ʊ/ v look 2 oo u
/uː/ v moon 2 oo u u_e
ew oe ui
/ɑː/ v arm 2 ar ear
/ɜː/ v bird 2 ir ur er
/ɔː/ v corn 2 or aw au
al oo ou
/ɔɪ/ v oil 2 oi oy
/aʊ/ v out 2 ou ow
Mentor Rachel Pearson

3. Mentor Rachel Pearson