The document discusses the English alphabet and sounds of letters and words. It notes that the alphabet contains 26 letters including 5 vowels and 21 consonants. The letter Y can be either a vowel or consonant. Short vowels have a brief sound while long vowels are sustained. Some words are spelled exactly as they sound but others do not sound as their letters are spelled, such as "was" sounding like "woz".

1. Letters
Sounds

2. The Alphabet
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
A E I O U Y
There are 26 letters in the alphabet.
5 vowels
21 consonants
The letter y may be either a vowel or a consonant
depending upon its position in a word.

3. Vowels and Their Sounds
• SHORT vowel sounds
– ant egg income orange umbrella
• LONG vowel sounds
– acorn equal iron open uniform
Say these words out loud. Based on how we say
the alphabet – can you explain the difference
between short and long vowel sounds?

4. Words and Sounds
• Some words are spelt exactly as they sound.
– dog kid he
• Some words do not sound as they are spelt.
– was (woz) love (luv)