Letters, sounds and pictures

1. Inside: Say the picture-words and first sounds.
Link to the letter shapes... and then... chatter !
The
Alphabet Letters,
Sounds, Pictures and
Words Book
Can you say the sounds ?
a b c d e f g
h i j k l m n
o p qu r s t u
v w x y z
Teach new vocabulary and concepts as well as making links between letters, sounds and words.
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2. A a Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /a/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
apple, actor, ant, Anna and the acrobats, astronaut, amused, arrow, Andrew and the animals,
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3. B b Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /b/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
bag, belt, bucket, bed, ball, bat, blow, beehive, bee, beans, bottles, boat, barbecue, book, bow, boxes,
bike (or bicycle)
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4. C c Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /k/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
cat, clocks, cup and saucer, crab, crayons, cliff, clouds, cooker, clown, cabbage, cake, camel, cry,
castle
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5. D d Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /d/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
duck, dig, dolls, dove, dress, detective, deer, dough, domes, door
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6. E e Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /e/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
Emma, egg, envelope, elephant, expert, exam, explorers, engine
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7. F f Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /f/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
fan, feathers, flying, French fries, flower, feet, fork, frown, fox, flag, fish, fountain
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8. G g Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /g/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
girl, glasses, glass, gloves, glue, guitar, golfer, gold (in the treasure chest), gong
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9. H h Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /h/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
hen, hat, hermit crab, holly, hands, horn, headdress, hair, hare, hills, hood, house
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10. I i Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /i/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
ink, insect, ill, inside (fridge), injured, Indian lady
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11. J j Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /j/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
jam jar, jet plane, jug, joyful, jazz band, juggler, jungle, journal for writing about the journey
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12. K k Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /k/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
kit, kiss, kettle, kite, key, keyhole, king, kilt, kin or kinfolk (sisters), kitchen, kilt, kip ( ‘get some kip’ )
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13. L l Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /l/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
leaf, ladder, lunch, lightning, log, lips, legs, lamp, loud, learn, lady, look out of the window
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14. M m Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /m/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
milk, map, meal, mixer, moon, moth, mermaid, mouth, mouse, muesli, lawn mower, mud, movie,
monkey, magician
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15. N n Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /n/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
nest, net, nuts, noisy, nose, nobility (noble), naughty (or not?), night, nurse, necklace, new clothes
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16. O o Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /o/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
orange, odd shape, on top of (acrobats), ostrich, on board, observe (to watch carefully), otter, octopus
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17. P p Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /p/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
pan, pen, pencil, pins, puffin, people having a picnic, pie, plums, parcel or package, puzzle, eye patch,
purse, purple parachute, palace, piano and piano stool, puppet and puppeteer, person pointing
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18. QU qu Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /kw/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
queen, quilt, quiet, king and queen, “quack, quack”, qualification, quick, quarter, quartz pendant
quack quack
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19. R r Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /r/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
rat, rip, raincloud and rain, rock band, radio, rope, rooftops, rodents, ring, run, rabbit, remember
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20. S s Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /s/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
snake, skip, snail, spots, slide, swing, snow, swim, splash, serve, stork, star, sauce, strings, sailor,
statue, soup, sunny, stormy, squirrel, station
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21. T t Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /t/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
teddy, tent, tin, tomato, train, table and tablecloth, tie, tray, tooth and teeth, toadstools, twins, toes,
tube, tears, tiers of the cake, trunk, touch, tow truck, toy, television, treasure chest and treasure, tree
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22. U u Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /u/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
the umbrella is up, under the branches, up high in the sky, underneath the clothes, upside down,
uncle, unbelievable, understanding
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23. V v Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /v/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
violin, sports vest, violet, removal van, vegetables, ice is very cold and fire is very hot, velvet cloaks,
look at the view through the window, vase, the vet’s waiting room
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24. W w Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /w/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
spider’s web, windy, water, window, wet washing, wigs, weaving, world, wiggly worm, wild animal,
words, wardrobe, watch, women wandering around the market, woman wondering about the weather
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25. X x Here are some picture-words with the sound /ks/.
Say the words. Where is the /ks/ sound in the words?
fox, mixer, box, taste the mixture and feel the texture, fix the vase, wax crayons, candle wax, the
vixen has six cubs in the box, lay the concrete mix, boxes, read the text (book), lunch is next
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26. Y y Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /y/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
yawn, yoghurt (or yogurt), yo-yo, yellow pages, yellow roses, yacht, yew tree, yak
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27. Z z Here are some picture-words beginning with the sound /z/.
Say the words and say the first sound of the words.
z oo m
zzzzzzz
zigzag, the jet ‘zooms’ up in the sky, zip or zipper, the bee goes “zzzzzz”, zebras
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