Learn Phonics with Bam & Lumi

Master letter sounds through stories and games.

A-Z Letters

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Digraphs

Vowel Teams

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A is for Apple

Learn the letter A with Bam and Lumi.

A

Sound:
/æ/

Examples:
apple

A

Sound:
/eɪ/

Examples:
cake

A

Sound:
/ɑː/

Examples:
car

A

Sound:
/ɔː/

Examples:
ball

A

Sound:
/ə/

Examples:
about

B

Sound:
/b/

Examples:
ball

C

Sound:
/k/

Examples:
cat,car,cup

C

Sound:
/s/

Examples:
city,circle,cereal

C

Sound:
/tʃ/

Examples:
chair,cheese,chicken

C

Sound:
/ʃ/

Examples:
ocean,special

C

Sound:
/∅/

Examples:
silent

D

Sound:
/d/

Examples:
dog,door,dance

D

Sound:
/

Examples:
dr

D

Sound:
/dʒ/

Examples:
bridge,badge,edge

D

Sound:
/∅/

Examples:
silent

E

Sound:
/e/

Examples:
egg,bed,pen

E

Sound:
/iː/

Examples:
bee,tree,eat

E

Sound:
/ə/

Examples:
lemon,elephant

E

Sound:
/∅/

Examples:
Silent,e

F

Sound:
/f/

Examples:
fish,fun,fan

F

Sound:
/v/

Examples:
of

G

Sound:
/ɡ/

Examples:
goat,game,garden

G

Sound:
/dʒ/

Examples:
giant,giraffe,gem

G

Sound:
/ŋ/

Examples:
king,ring,song

H

Sound:
/h/

Examples:
hat,hand,happy

H

Sound:
/w/

Examples:
whale,what,where

I

Sound:
/ɪ/

Examples:
big,pig,hill

I

Sound:
/aɪ/

Examples:
kite,bike,night

I

Sound:
/ɪə/

Examples:
rare

K

Sound:
/k/

Examples:
kite,key,king

K

Sound:
/

Examples:
kn

L

Sound:
/l/

Examples:
look,lamp,leaf

L

Sound:
/ɫ/

Examples:
ball,bell,hill

M

Sound:
/m/

Examples:
map,moon,room

M

Sound:
/

Examples:
sm

M

Sound:
/əm/

Examples:
blossom,bottom

N

Sound:
/n/

Examples:
net,nose,sun

N

Sound:
/ŋ/

Examples:
sing,ring,king

O

Sound:
/ɒ/

Examples:
octopus,dog,fox

O

Sound:
/əʊ/

Examples:
rose,robot,open

O

Sound:
/uː/

Examples:
spoon,move

O

Sound:
/ʌ/

Examples:
honey,monkey

O

Sound:
/ɔː/

Examples:
horse,corn,fork

O

Sound:
/ə/

Examples:
button,lemon

P

Sound:
/p/

Examples:
pig,pen,park

P

Sound:
/

Examples:
pl

Q

Sound:
/

Examples:
qu

Q

Sound:
/k/

Examples:
mosquito,antique

R

Sound:
/r/

Examples:
rocket,rabbit,rose

R

Sound:
/ər/ -

Examples:
unstressed

R

Sound:
/ɜː/ -

Examples:
stressed

R

Sound:
/ɑːr/

Examples:
car,farm,star

R

Sound:
/ɔːr/

Examples:
door,horn,horse

R

Sound:
/ɪər/, /eər/, /ʊər/

Examples:
ear,bear,poor

S

Sound:
/s/

Examples:
sun,star,snake

S

Sound:
/z/

Examples:
rose,nose,cheese

S

Sound:
/ʃ/

Examples:
sure,sugar,shell

S

Sound:
/ʒ/

Examples:
treasure,measure

T

Sound:
/t/

Examples:
table,tiger,tomato

T

Sound:
/tʃ/

Examples:
picture,nature,adventure

T

Sound:
/ʃ/

Examples:
station,nation,motion

T

Sound:
/d/

Examples:
better,water

U

Sound:
/ʌ/

Examples:
sun,cup,fun

U

Sound:
/uː/

Examples:
blue,super,flute

U

Sound:
/

Examples:
ju

U

Sound:
/ʊ/

Examples:
put,push,full

U

Sound:
/ə/

Examples:
umbrella,upon

V

Sound:
/v/

Examples:
van,vase,vest,video,violin

W

Sound:
/w/

Examples:
wall,water,watch

W

Sound:
/

Examples:
hw

X

Sound:
/

Examples:
ks

X

Sound:
/s/

Examples:
taxi,relax,oxygen

X

Sound:
/z/ (X-

Examples:
ray,xylophone

X

Sound:
/ʃ/

Examples:
luxury,anxious

Y

Sound:
/j/

Examples:
yellow,yummy,yogurt

Y

Sound:
/aɪ/

Examples:
try,sky,fly

Y

Sound:
/iː/

Examples:
happy,bunny,funny

Y

Sound:
/ɪ/

Examples:
busy,city

Z

Sound:
/z/

Examples:
zoo,zebra,zero

or

Sound:
/

Examples:

ow

Sound:
/

Examples:

or

Sound:
ʊə

Examples:

ur

Sound:
/

Examples:

end

Sound:
ŋ/

Examples:

are

Sound:
/

Examples:

or

Sound:
ð/

Examples:

ear

Sound:
/ɪə/

Examples:

or

Sound:
ʒ/

Examples:

all

Sound:

Examples:

aw

Sound:

Examples:

oy

Sound:
/ɔɪ/

Examples:

gy

Sound:
/

Examples:

tch

Sound:
/

Examples:

cy

Sound:
/

Examples: