🔊 Phonics — the sound engine
Every word is made of sounds. Learn each sound, then blend them: c + a + t = cat!
🔤 Letter sounds
Tap a letter to hear its sound, and meet the picture friend that starts with it.
🤝 Digraphs — two letters, one sound
Sometimes two letters team up to make one sound.
sh
🚢 ship
ch
🐣 chick
th
👍 thumb
ph
🐘 phone
wh
🐋 whale
🎢 Consonant blends — two sounds, squeezed together
Say both sounds quickly: b + l = bl… black!
bl
⚫ black
cl
👏 clap
fl
🚩 flag
gl
🥛 glass
pl
🌱 plant
sl
😴 sleep
br
🍞 bread
cr
🦀 crab
dr
🥁 drum
fr
🐸 frog
gr
🟢 green
tr
🚆 train
sn
🐌 snail
sp
🥄 spoon
st
⭐ star
🧩 Blend it yourself
Tap the sounds one by one, then blend them into a word. (C-A-T → CAT)