Synthetic phonics is a method of teaching where words are broken up into the smallest units of sound (phonemes). Children learn to make connections between the letters of written texts (graphemes, or letter symbols) and the sounds of spoken language.
Synthetic phonics also teaches children how to identify all the phonemes in a word and match them to the letter to be able to spell correctly.
Synthetic phonics is a more accelerated form of phonics. Children are taught letter sounds upon starting school, before they learn to read, and even before they are introduced to books.
We follow a systematic, orderly, teaching framework through which teachers can support children in developing the phonic knowledge and skills and support them to become fluent readers.
Systematic Synthetic Phonics Teaching Chart
Teachers can use the following synthetic phonics sound chart with example words to teach kids in primary schools.
First we have a list of consonant sounds with their example words.
| Consonant sounds | Words |
| /b/ | Ball, Bag, Bud , Ban, Bid |
| /d/ | Dog, Dress, Doll, Donkey, Duck |
| /f/ | Fan, Frog, Fire, Face, Fox |
| /g/ | Gate, Grapes, Gavel, Gift, Gold |
| /h/ | Hat, Heart, Hut, Hug, Hot |
| /j/ | Jam, Jar, Juice, Jeans, Jewelry |
| /k/ | Kite, Kitten, Koala, Key, Kid |
| /l/ | Lips, List, Last, Lap, Lack |
| /m/ | Mug, Mice, Mask, Map, Mouse |
| /n/ | Nut, Nurse, Nuts, Nine, Nil |
| /p/ | Pig, Paws, Pool, Peas, Pie |
| /r/ | Rat, Ran, Rocket, Rose, Rainbow |
| /s/ | Sun, Straw, Slung, Snap, Smile |
| /t/ | Tap, Truck, Turtle, Tree, Turkey |
| /v/ | Van, Voice, Vine, Vase, Vote |
| /w/ | Web, Well, Wear, Whale, Why |
| /y/ | Yo-Yo, Yoghurt, Yak, Yarn, Yellow |
| /z/ | Zebra, Zoom, Zip, Zoo, Zone |
| /Zh/ | Treasure, Measure, Leisure, Closure, Azure |
Then we look at consonant digraphs to see how two letters sounds when joined together.
| Consonant Digraphs | Words |
| /sh/ | Shark, Shade, Shake, Share, Sheep |
| /ch/ | Cheese, Chip, Cheat, Chime, Chore |
| /ng/ | Ring, rung, Lung, Song, Gang |
| /th/ | Thumb, Than, Think, Thorn, This |
| Short Vowel Sounds | Words |
| /a/ | Ant, Arrow, Apple, Astronaut, Alligator |
| /e/ | Egg, Ear, East, Eager, Error |
| /i/ | Igloo, Invitation, Iguana, Inspect, Inchworm |
| /o/ | Orange, Old, Odd, Olive, Ox |
| /u/ | Up, Umbrella, Under, Ugly, Upset |
| /oo/ | Book, Cook, Hook, Moon, Spoon |
| Long Vowel Sounds | Words |
| /a/ | Snail, Male, Mail, Bail, Pale |
| /e/ | Bee, Tea, Sea, See, She |
| /i/ | Spider, Fight, Light, Weight, Diet |
| /o/ | Boat, Coat, Float, Mob, Top |
| /u/ | Uniform, Universe, Unwise, Utensils, Union |
| /oi/ | Coin, Boil, Foil, Spoil, Oil |
| /ow/ | Cloud, Loud, Brown, Clown, Down |
| /er/ | Ladder, Letter, Worker, Flower, Sister |
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