Lesson 20 of 20 · Letters and Sounds
⭐ 30 XP🔤 Phonics LabThe 26 Letters
The English alphabet has 26 letters.
🎯 Your mission
Crack the sound code.
⚡ The twist
Some letters are sneaky. Watch for the silent ones.
What You'll Learn
The English alphabet has 26 letters. Some letters make more than one sound. The word tells us which sound to use.
Key Points
Some letters make more than one sound.
The word tells us which sound to use.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do we call the sound a letter makes?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Read a sign aloud at the store today.
For the dinner table
“What sound did you learn today? Can you teach it to me?”
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