Spalding First 70 Phonograms
a ahaa
c sk
d d
f f
g gj
o oooo
s zs
qu
b b
e ee e
h h
i iie
j j
k k
l l
m m
n n
p p
r r
t t
u oouu
v v
w w
x ks
y y i ie
z z
sh
ee “e double ee always says e”
th
ow o
ou owuooo
ch shkch
ar
ay a Can be used at the end of a word
ai a Never at the end of a word
oy Can be used at the end of a word
oi Never at the end of a word
er of “her”
ir of “first”
ur Of “nurse”
wor Of “works”
ear er Of “early”
Her first nurse works early. am
ng
ea aee
aw Can be used at the end of a word
au Never at the end of a word
or
ck k 2-letter /k/ used after a short vowel
wh unvoiced
ed td Past tense ending
ew uoo Can be used at the end of a word
ui uoo Never at the end of a word
oa o In “boat”
gu g two-letter /g/
ph f Two-letter /f/
ough awufoooofow
oe o In “toe”
ey ea
igh i 3-letter “I”
kn n 2-letter /n/ Used only at the beginning of a base word
gn n 2-letter /n/ used at the beginning or end of a base word
wr r 2-letter /r/
ie i ie
dge j 3-letter /j/
ei ae
eigh a 4-letter “A”
ti sh Used at the beginning of a syllable after the first one
si zhsh Used at the beginning of a syllable after the first one
ci sh Used at the beginning of a syllable after the first one