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Jolly Phonics sounds |
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In
Jolly
Phonics the
42 main
sounds of
English are
taught, not
just the
alphabet.
The sounds
are in seven
groups.
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s
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Weave
hand
in
an
s
shape,
like
a
snake,
and
say
ssssss |
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a
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Wiggle
fingers
above
elbow
as
if
ants
crawling
on
you
and
say
a,
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t
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Turn
head
from
side
to
side
as
if
watching
tennis
and
say
t,
t,
t. |
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i
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Pretend
to
be a
mouse
by
wriggling
fingers
at
end
of
nose
and
squeak
i,
i, i. |
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p
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Pretend
to
puff
out
candles
and
say
p,
p,
p. |
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n
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Make
a
noise,
as
if
you
are
a
plane
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hold
arms
out
and
say
nnnnnn. |
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c k
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Raise hands
and snap
fingers as
if playing
castanets
and say
ck, ck, ck.
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e
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Pretend to
tap an egg
on the side
of a pan and
crack it
into the
pan, saying
eh, eh,
eh. |
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h
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Hold hand in
front of
mouth
panting as
if you are
out of
breath and
say h, h,
h. |
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r
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Pretend to
be a puppy
holding a
piece of
rag, shaking
head from
side to
side, and
say
rrrrrr.
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m
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Rub tummy as
if seeing
tasty food
and say
mmmmmm.
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d
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Beat hands
up and down
as if
playing a
drum and say
d, d, d.
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g
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Spiral hand
down, as if
water going
down the
drain, and
say g, g,
g. |
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o
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Pretend to
turn light
switch on
and off and
say o, o;
o, o |
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u
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Pretend to
be putting
up an
umbrella and
say u, u,
u. |
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l
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Pretend to
lick a
lollipop and
say l l l
l l l. |
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f
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Let hands
gently come
together as
if toy fish
deflating,
and say f
f f f f f.
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b
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Pretend to
hit a ball
with a bat
and say
b, b, b. |
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ai
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Cup hand
over ear and
say ai,
ai, ai. |
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j
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Pretend to
wobble on a
plate and
say j, j,
j. |
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oa
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Bring hand
over mouth
as if you
have done
something
wrong and
say oh! |
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ie
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Stand to
attention
and salute,
saying ie
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ee
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Put hands on
head as if
ears on a
donkey and
say
eeyore,
eeyore. |
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or
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Put hands on
head as if
ears on a
donkey and
say
eeyore,
eeyore. |
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z
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Put arms out
at sides and
pretend to
be a bee,
saying
zzzzzz.
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w
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Blow on to
open hand,
as if you
are the
wind, and
say wh,
wh, wh. |
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ng
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Imagine you
are a
weightlifter,
and pretend
to lift a
heavy weight
above your
head, saying
ng...
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v
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Pretend to
be holding
the steering
wheel of a
van and say
vvvvvv.
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00
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Move head
back and
forth as if
it is the
cuckoo in a
cuckoo
clock,
saying u,
oo; u, oo.
(Little and
long oo.)
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y
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Pretend to
be eating a
yogurt and
say y, y,
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x
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Pretend to
take an
x-ray of
someone with
an x-ray gun
and say
ks, ks, ks. |
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ch
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Move arms at
sides as if
you are a
train and
say ch,
ch, ch. |
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sh
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Place index
finger over
lips and say
shshsh. |
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th
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Pretend to
be naughty
clowns and
stick out
tongue a
little for
the th,
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th
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and further
for the
th
sound (this
and thumb).
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qu
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Make a
duck's beak
with your
hands and
say qu,
qu, qu. |
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ou
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Pretend your
finger is a
needle and
prick thumb
saying ou,
ou, ou.
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oi
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Cup hands
around mouth
and shout to
another boat
saying oi!
ship ahoy!
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ue
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Point to
people
around you
and say
you, you,
you. |
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er
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Roll hands
over each
other like a
mixer and
say
ererer. |
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ar
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Flap hands
as if a
seal, and
say ar,
ar, ar.
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If you
have problems
hearing the sounds
you can download the
software below to
help play the sounds
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