Letters and Their Sounds: a-m

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn the sounds that the first 13 letters of the alphabet make (a through m).

🌟 Let's Start

Letters have names AND sounds. The letter B is named "bee" but its SOUND is /b/ as in "ball." When we read, we use the sounds, not the names. Let us learn the sounds for letters a to m.

📚 New Concept

Each letter makes a sound. Here are the sounds for a to m:

• a — /a/ as in ant, apple
• b — /b/ as in ball, boy
• c — /k/ as in cat, cup
• d — /d/ as in dog, door
• e — /e/ as in egg, elbow
• f — /f/ as in fan, fish
• g — /g/ as in goat, girl
• h — /h/ as in hat, hen
• i — /i/ as in igloo, ink
• j — /j/ as in jar, jump
• k — /k/ as in kite, king
• l — /l/ as in leg, lamp
• m — /m/ as in man, mango

Say each sound out loud. Feel how your mouth moves differently for each one!

🎮 Let's Practice

1. What sound does the letter d make? Name a word that starts with that sound.
2. What sound does the letter g make? Name a word that starts with that sound.
3. The word jam starts with which letter?

Click to see answers

1. The letter d makes the /d/ sound. Example word: dog, desk, or drum.
2. The letter g makes the /g/ sound. Example word: goat, girl, or garri.
3. The word jam starts with the letter j.

💡 Remember

Letters have names and sounds. For reading, we use the sounds. Learn the sound each letter makes — this is the key to reading words!