Every sound the sound tiles can say, with the spellings children meet for it. Tap a sound to hear it exactly as the app plays it. This is the chart to share with a child's teacher or tutor.
| Sound | Main spellings | Later or rarer |
|---|---|---|
| pin | ppp | |
| bat | bbb | |
| tap | ttt | edbtth |
| dog | ddd | ed |
| cat | ckck | chccquelkkhq |
| got | ggg | gughgue |
| fan | fffph | gh |
| van | vve | f |
| thin | th | |
| this | th | |
| sit | sssccese | scstps |
| zip | zzzsseze | ssx |
| ship | sh | ticissischssscicesi |
| treasure | s | sigzge |
| hat | h | wh |
| man | mmm | mbmn |
| net | nnnkngn | pn |
| sing | ngn | |
| leg | lll | |
| run | rrrwr | rh |
| yes | y | i |
| web | wwh | u |
| chip | chtch | tti |
| jam | jggedge | dgdiggd |
| box | x | ccxexc |
| queen | qu |
| Sound | Main spellings | Later or rarer |
|---|---|---|
| cat | a | |
| bed | eea | aaiieayeoueei |
| pin | iy | euiaeyieou |
| dog | oa | ouauow |
| cup | uoo-e | ouoooeau |
| book | oououl | ouo |
| about | aer | eouiorarouroureureoughaieiuryoaeuiaioeur |
| Sound | Main spellings | Later or rarer |
|---|---|---|
| tree | eeeaee-eie | eieyyieoaeoei-e |
| happy | yey | ieeeeiea |
| moon | ooueewu-e | uouooeuioughwoo-e |
| car | ara | alearaueraaare |
| fork | orawauoreooraal | aurouraraughoughoaroaureooo |
| bird | erirurearor | ouryrereerrirrurr |
| rain | aiaya-eaeyeighea | eiaighaeete |
| night | ighi-eieyi | yeuyeighy-eeiui |
| boy | oioy | |
| boat | oaowo-eooe | oughouewoo |
| cow | ouow | ough |
| unicorn | uueewu-e | eueauui |
| one | o |
ar: The a in bath, grass and path says ar in a southern English accent. In a northern accent it is a short a, so a school may say these words differently.
| Sound | Main spellings | Later or rarer |
|---|---|---|
| hear | earereeer | iereaeireiouioiaieeoi |
| hair | airareearere | eirarayeraia |
| pure | ure | ouroorue |
| Sound | Main spellings | Later or rarer |
|---|---|---|
| table | leelalil | ol |
| station | tion | sioncianssioncean |
| vision | none yet | sion |
| picture | none yet | ture |
The main spellings are the ones children meet in Reception to Year 2. The later ones, such as the ch in chef, come up in older years or in a few special words, so the sound tiles only mix them in when they are part of the word.
Sounds that need several letters to say, such as the ai in rain, are recorded as the sound itself. Tap a sound on this chart to hear exactly what the sound tiles play.
It follows the same ideas, with the sounds grouped the way Letters and Sounds teaches them. It is our own chart, built from the sounds the app plays, so it only lists spellings the app can show.