Phonogram Examples

with Flash Cards, Lesson Plans & Worksheets

"Phonogram" is either one letter or a set combination of letters which represent one "voiced" sound in a given word.

The 72 phonograms are the 26 alphabet letters and 46 multiletters consisting of 2-4 letters. Each phonogram has 1-6 single sounds.

For fast, accurate and fluent reading it is vital to know the phonogram's sounds in the order of use frequency. The Phonogram Illustration with its "key word" Caption depicts the sound sequence of the phonogram. This is an easy-to-learn mnemonic device which is quickly learned, never to be forgotten.

Without this knowledge reading and spelling are very difficult.

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The "y" is a one-letter phonogram which represents four single "voiced" sounds.

There are six basic spellings for the sound "er". They are: er, ir, ur, wor, ear, our.

The face of the cards have one big, bold, black phonogram.

The "tch" is a three-letter phonogram which represents a one "voiced" sound.

The "eigh" is a four-letter phonogram which represents a one "voiced" sound.

The "gu" is a two-letter phonogram which represents a one "voiced" sound.

Shown above are examples of Phongram Flash Cards (backs). The face of the cards have one big, bold, black Phonogram.

The phonograms are the primary codes used to decode (read) English. Included in the 72 phonograms are the 26 alphabet letters and 46 multi-letter:

The 72 Phonograms are:

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, sh, ee, th, ay, ow, au, ew, ui, oy, oi, oo, ch, ng, ea, ar, ck, ed, or, wh, oa, oe, er, ir, ur, wor, ear, our, ey, ei, eigh, ie, igh, kn, gn, wr, ph, dge, tch, ti, si, ci, ough, gu.

For fast and accurate reading it is vital to know the sounds of the phonogram in the frequency of use sequence. The 1st sound of the phonogram is the most often used. The 2nd sound is less often used. The 3rd through 6th sounds diminish in use frequency. The illustration and keyword caption make the phonogram's sound sequence easy to remember.

Learning the phonograms eliminates the fragmented & incomplete process of learning to read with hundreds of blends and word families such aas at, bat, cat, hat, etc.