/ı/ tin, bin, big, sing, trick, swim
The Tin Man is sad, He can’t swim. “What’s the matter?” asks Jill. “I can’t swim,” says the Tin Man.
/ɜ:/ girl, thirty, thirteen, Shirley, birthday, purple
Who's that girl in the purple dress? Oh yes. It’s Shirley. Shirley is thirteen today. Happy Birthday, Shirley.
/eı/ name, skate, plane, day, great
Today is a great day for Kate. It’s her birthday. What is this? A plane? A plane for Kate? That’s great! Happy Birthday, Kate!
/æ/ sad, dad, rap, band, land, man, have, happy, Jack
Jack and Jill are sad. They haven’t got any water. “Let’s get some water, Jill,” says Jack. So Jack and Jill go up a hill. They have got some water now. Jack an
/əʊ/ no, go, nose, note, home, those, old, know
“Take this note to Mr Jones, Tony,” says Mrs Bones. “Who's Mr Jones?” asks Tony. “I don’t know him.” “His home is up the hill,” says Mrs Bones.
oi: /ɔı/ noise, join, point, enjoy, toy, boy, Troy, Roy
Roy is in his room. He’s got a friend. His name is Troy. Troy is an elf boy.
/ɑ/: car, far, barn, farm, farmer, alarm, guitar, father
Mark is a farmer. All the animals on Mark’s farm love him, “He’s great fun!” says Carly the cow. “Mark plays the guitar in the barn for us.”
/eı/ sail, tail, fail, wait, whale, face
This is Jane. Jane likes to sail. Look! Whose tail is this? Ah yes, it’s Miss Whale’s. “Hello, Jane,” says Miss Whale. “Let’s set sail!”
/ɑı/ eye, fly, sky, ride, like, kite, white, climb, knight
Mike is a white kite. He’s alone in the sky. One day Mike sees a bike. “Hello,” says Mike. “Hi,” says the bike.
sh: /ʃ/ shirt, shine, shake, shelf, shocked, sharpener, Sheila, mushroom, wish
Sheila wishes to sell mushrooms when the sun shines.
J: /ʤ/ jam, job, jumper, orange, magic, magician
Jenny has got orange hair. She has got orange clothes, too. What’s Jenny’s job? Jenny is a magician!
/ɔ:/ all, small, tall, ball, talk, board, morning, forty
“Good morning, boys and girls,” says Miss Smith. “Don’t talk. All the boys, come to the board and draw a small ball, please.”
er: /ə/ ruler, rubber, brother, sister, singer, teacher, sharpener, blazer, cleaner
“Where’s your ruler?” the teacher asks Peter. “Where’s your rubber? Where’s your sharpener?” “They're in my blazer,” says Peter. “Where’s your blazer?” “At home