Land of Letters

Letter Sound
Board

Hear the sound. Say it back. Try one word. Every sound is one small step on the reading path.

Choose your practice.

Choose a letter tile. Listen once. Say it once. Try the word once.
Illustrated letter A card for the apple sound.

A

Short a

as in apple

Mouth opens wide. Tongue stays low. Keep it quick.

Illustrated letter B card for the bat sound.

B

/b/

as in bat

Lips close. Voice is on. Air pops out.

Illustrated letter C card for the cat sound.

C

/c/

as in cat

Back of tongue pops. Voice is off.

Illustrated letter D card for the dog sound.

D

/d/

as in dog

Tongue taps behind teeth. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter E card for the egg sound.

E

Short e

as in egg

Mouth opens a little. Smile gently. Keep it quick.

Illustrated letter F card for the fish sound.

F

/f/

as in fish

Top teeth touch bottom lip. Air flows.

Illustrated letter G card for the goat sound.

G

/g/

as in goat

Back of tongue pops. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter H card for the hat sound.

H

/h/

as in hat

Mouth opens. Air moves gently.

Illustrated letter I card for the igloo sound.

I

Short i

as in igloo

Tiny smile. Tongue is high. Keep the sound short.

Illustrated letter J card for the jam sound.

J

/j/

as in jam

Tongue lifts. Voice is on. Keep it quick.

Illustrated letter K card for the kite sound.

K

/k/

as in kite

Back of tongue pops. Voice is off.

Illustrated letter L card for the leaf sound.

L

/l/

as in leaf

Tongue lifts behind teeth. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter M card for the moon sound.

M

/m/

as in moon

Lips together. Voice hums. Hold the sound.

Illustrated letter N card for the nest sound.

N

/n/

as in nest

Tongue lifts. Voice hums through the nose.

Illustrated letter O card for the octopus sound.

O

Short o

as in octopus

Mouth opens round. Jaw drops. Keep it quick.

Illustrated letter P card for the pig sound.

P

/p/

as in pig

Lips close. Air pops out. Voice is off.

Illustrated letter Q card for the queen sound.

Q

/q/

as in queen

This letter works with u. Together, qu says /kw/.

Illustrated letter R card for the rabbit sound.

R

/r/

as in rabbit

Tongue pulls back. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter S card for the sun sound.

S

/s/

as in sun

Teeth almost touch. Air slides out.

Illustrated letter T card for the turtle sound.

T

/t/

as in turtle

Tongue taps behind teeth. Air pops.

Illustrated letter U card for the umbrella sound.

U

Short u

as in umbrella

Mouth relaxes. Voice is on. Keep it quick.

Illustrated letter V card for the van sound.

V

/v/

as in van

Top teeth touch bottom lip. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter W card for the web sound.

W

/w/

as in web

Lips round. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter X card for the box sound.

X

/x/

as in box

This letter often says /ks/ at the end of a word.

Illustrated letter Y card for the yellow sound.

Y

/y/

as in yellow

Tongue lifts. Voice is on.

Illustrated letter Z card for the zip sound.

Z

/z/

as in zip

Teeth almost touch. Voice buzzes.