Enriching the Language Area Letter Sounds and Memory Gimmicks by Jean Offutt
a - short vowel aaaa as in apple…………………………………………… an apple has a stem
b - crisp b (not buh) as in bat………………………….…………..……… ..………..bat and ball
c - crisp k (not kuh) as in curve……………………..….………………….…like a car on a curve
d - crisp d (not duh) as in dog…………..first you make a c, then up and down to make thed
e - short vowel eeee as in elephant……………………….…..like elephant (with curling trunk)
f - ffff as in fun……………………………………………….……….funny candycane; it has arms
g - hard, crisp g (not guh) as in gas…………….first you make a c, then turn it into a g (gulp)
h - hhhh as in hop…………………………………………………….…………start high, then hop
I - short vowel iiiii as in insect……………………………..……………..the dot is like a tiny insect
j - crisp j (not juh) as in jump……………………………….jog down and jump for the jellybean
k - crisp k (not kuh) as in kangaroo…………………………...kangaroo has a pouch and a tail
l - llll(not luh) as in long………………………………………………………………………long line
m - mmm (not nuh) as in mountains ….……………. down bumpety bump over 2 mountains
n - nnnn (not nuh) as in not……………………………………...down, one bump like one nose
o - short vowel oooo as in octopus……………….…..shape of your mouth, when you say “o”
p - crisp p (not puh) as in pop…………………………………….….plunge down, then pop up
q - coooo as in quail………………………………….…first you make a c, then a quail has a tail
r - rrrr (not ruh) as in road………………………………..drive down the road, oops,wrong road
s - ssss (not suh) as in snake……………………………………………………..…..slithering snake
t - crisp t (not t) as in tall………………..…………………………………...tall tree with branches
u - short vowel uuuu as in umbrella……………………………………….upside down umbrella
v - vvvv (not vuh) as in vase……………………………………………………….vase for flowers
w - www (not wuh) as in waves…………………………………..…………..waves on the water
x - ksss as in fox………………………………………………………….………like 2 swords clashing
y - yeee as in yes……………………………….………………… yikes, my yo-yo rolled downstairs
z - zzzz (not zuh) as in zigzag………………………………………………….……like a zigzag line