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Letter sound: Short A, E or O   short A, E or O
Examples: bat, bet, bog
Letter sound: Long A    long A
Examples: rave, bay
Letter sound: B   B
Examples: boy
Letter sound: Hard C or K   hard C or K
Examples: catch, kip
Symbol: basket
Letter sound: CH    CH
Examples: chick, church
Symbol: tethering rope
Letter sound: D    D
Examples: door
Symbol: hand
Letter sound: Long E or Y    long E or Y
Examples: feel, ferry
Letter sound: F or V    F or V
Examples: forest, very
Symbol: horned viper

Letter sound: Soft G or J    soft G or J
Examples: bridge, jelly
Symbol: swimming serpent

Letter sound: Hard G   hard G
Examples: grab
Symbol: pot stand
Letter sound: H   H
Examples: hit, hip
Symbol: twisted flax or wick
Letter sound: I or Y   I, hard Y or Y
Examples: pine, sin
Symbol: reed leaf
Letter sound: L or R   L or R
Examples: lie, rule
Symbol: lion
Letter sound: M   M
Examples: mother, mice
Symbol: owl
Letter sound: N   N
Examples: knife, nut
Symbol: water
Letter sound: Long O, OO ,Short U or W   long O, OO, short U, or W
Examples: so, spoon, mug, water
Symbol: quail chick 
Letter sound: QU   QU
Examples: quail
Symbol: basket, quail chick
Letter sound: Soft S   soft S
Examples: hiss
Symbol: folded cloth
Letter sound: Sharp S or Z   sharp S or Z
Examples: sun, zebra
Symbol: door bolt
Letter sound: SH   SH
Examples: shimmer
Symbol: pool of water
Letter sound: T or TH   T or TH
Examples: time, tight
Symbol: loaf of bread
Letter sound: Long U   long U
Examples: use, good, flu
Symbol: reed leaf, quail chick
    Letter sound: X   X
   Examples: extra, xray
   Symbol: basket, folded cloth
Letter sound: SDM   SDM
Symbol: owl with small bird
Letter sound: CZ    CZ 
Symbol: pen
Letter sound: SW   SW
Examples: swan, swatch
Symbol: crook of sorts
Letter sound: DD   DD
Examples: fodder, muddle
Symbol: unsure
Letter sound: MW   MW
Symbol: waves
Letter sound: PR     PR
Examples: prism, print
Symbol: room
Letter sound: KZ    KZ
Examples: rocksr
Symbol: arms