Foundational Literacy•Phonics
Letters l, f, b: Sound and Shape
Learn the sounds and shapes of the letters l, f, and b.
12 min
🎯 What You'll Learn
You will learn three more letters: l, f, and b. After today, you will know 19 letters!
🌟 Let's Start
You are learning letters so fast! Let us add three more to your collection: l, f, and b. These letters will help you read even more words.
📚 New Concept
Letter l:
- Sound: /l/ — lift your tongue to the roof of your mouth: lllll
- Shape: A simple tall line going down.
- Words: leg, lip, log
Letter f:
- Sound: /f/ — put your top teeth on your bottom lip and blow: fffff
- Shape: A curve at the top going down with a cross line in the middle.
- Words: fan, fit, fun
Letter b:
- Sound: /b/ — close your lips then open them with a burst: b-b-b
- Shape: A tall line going down with a bump at the bottom right.
- Words: bat, big, bus
New words: leg, lip, log, lit, let, lot, fan, fin, fig, fun, fit, bat, big, bit, bus, bun, bed, but, bag, bad, bell, bill, full, bull, fill, fell
🎮 Let's Practice
- Blend: b-u-s. What word?
- Blend: f-u-n. What word?
- Blend: l-e-g. What word?
Click to see answers
- b-u-s = bus
- f-u-n = fun
- l-e-g = leg
💡 Remember
You now know 19 letters! With l, f, and b added, you can read words like bus, fun, leg, big, bat, fan, and many more. Keep going!