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Saying Letter Sounds

Practise the sounds of letters s, a, t, m, d and n.

~7 min Literacy & Phonics Aligned with EYFS
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Every Letter Has a Sound

Each letter makes a sound. When we say the sound of a letter, we say the phoneme.

Practise these sounds: s — "sss", a — "aaa", t — "ttt", m — "mmm", d — "ddd", n — "nnn".

Say It Like a Robot

Say the sounds slowly like a robot: s…s…s. Now faster: sss. Practise each letter sound five times.

Sounds in Words

Can you hear the sound at the start of these words?

  • s — sun, salt, sock
  • m — moon, milk, mango
  • t — tap, table, tree
  • d — dog, door, drum

Practice

Look at a picture book. For three pictures, say the first sound of the word. For example, cat begins with "k…".

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Sounds and Letters

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