Tap a letter, hear its sound.
Every letter, the sound it makes, and a picture word to go with it. Tap a card and your browser says it out loud. There’s nothing to sign up for, and it works on a phone, a tablet or a computer.
Tap a letter, hear its sound.
How to practice together
Pick one letter
Tap it, say the sound back, then say the picture word together.
Go find one
Look around the room for something that starts with that sound. A cup, a chair, a shoe.
A few a night
Five or six letters is plenty before bed. Pick up where you left off tomorrow.
Let them drive
Once they know a handful, hand them the tapping and just listen.
Every letter sound, A to Z
| Letter | Sound | Picture word |
|---|---|---|
| Aa | ah | apple |
| Bb | buh | bear |
| Cc | kuh | cat |
| Dd | duh | dog |
| Ee | eh | egg |
| Ff | fff | fish |
| Gg | guh | goat |
| Hh | hhh | hat |
| Ii | ih | igloo |
| Jj | juh | jellyfish |
| Kk | kuh | kite |
| Ll | lll | lion |
| Mm | mmm | moon |
| Nn | nnn | nest |
| Oo | ah | octopus |
| Pp | puh | pig |
| kwuh | queen | |
| Rr | rrr | rabbit |
| Ss | sss | sun |
| Tt | tuh | turtle |
| Uu | uh | umbrella |
| Vv | vvv | van |
| Ww | wuh | whale |
| Xx | ks | fox |
| Yy | yuh | yo-yo |
| Zz | zzz | zebra |
The sounds are written the way you’d say them out loud, not in phonetic symbols, so you can read them straight off the page.
There’s more in the app
This page is a small piece of Letters and Rhymes, one of the four tracks in Side by Play. The app is learning games a parent and a kid play together, built for 15 minutes before bed.
- Trace a letter together and hear its sound.
- Rhyme Race: a quick race to find as many rhymes as you can.
- Word Ladder: swap one letter and see what word you make.
- The Fridge: your silliest pictures, saved.