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LETTERS

Every letter. Every sound. Then your first words.

Every letter, A to Z

All twenty-six. Tap any letter. Hear its sound. Say the sound yourself.

AA
BB
CC
DD
EE
FF
GG
HH
II
JJ
KK
LL
MM
NN
OO
PP
QQ
RR
SS
TT
UU
VV
WW
XX
YY
ZZ

Two letters, one sound

Bigger kid stuff. Try it when you want to.

ShSh
ChCh
ThTh
StSt

Every vowel has two sounds

A, E, I, O, U. A short sound and a long one — long is when the letter says its own name.

AShort A
ALong A
EShort E
ELong E
IShort I
ILong I
OShort O
OLong O
UShort U
ULong U

Read your first words

Tap a word and hear it. Then say it back out loud. That is reading.

Level one · three sounds

Short vowels. Three letters, one small word.

catCat
dogDog
sunSun
hatHat
pigPig
busBus
redRed
topTop

Level two · two letters, one sound

These use sh, ch and th — two letters making one sound.

shipShip
chipChip
chinChin
shopShop
thatThat
fishFish

Level three · the quiet E

The E at the end is silent — it makes the vowel say its name.

cakeCake
bikeBike
ropeRope
noteNote
fiveFive
cubeCube

Which letter says AH?

Tap the letter that makes the sound AH — like at the start of Apple.

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
🌟 You heard it! Letters are the pieces of words. 🌟

What letter does your name start with?

Say your name. What sound does it start with? If you don't know, ask a grown-up to show you.

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Where this goes next

Sparksages 3–6Letter shapes and the sound each makes.
Kidsages 6/7–12Your voice on the page — write badly first, then fix it.
Teensages 13–17Structure, audience and argument.
Adult18+The voice left when you stop performing.