The following table shows the words that your child should be able to decode.
Sounds | Decodable Words |
r, t, m, s, a | sat |
r, t, m, s, a | mat |
i, r, t, m, s, a | rat |
f, i, r, t, m, s, a | sat, am |
f, i, r, t, m, s, a | ram |
d, f, i, r, m, s, a | rim, sat, mat |
m, s, t, a, i, r, f d | fat, Sam, mit |
o, m, s, t, a, i, r, f, d | fit, rid, dim |
m, s, t, a, i r, o, f, d | fit, rid, dim |
g, i, o, d, f, a, t, m, s | it, is, fat |
g, i, o, d, f, a, t, r, m | dog, rat, dig |
l, g, o, f, r, t, i, a | dog, fat |
a, g, o, f, r, t, i, a, l | it, dog, is |
a, g, o, f, r, t, i, a, l | fat, is, it |
h, a, g, o, s, m, r, i, a, l | dig, fat, it |
u, l, a, h, g, a, i, o, t, s | sad, a, is, dog |
C, l, a, h, u, t, m, a, m, s, g | hog, Sam, a, is |
b, t, i, h, g, u, m, s | it, him, is, his |
n, b, i, h, g, s, t, c, u | bat, big, his, mat, fit, fist |
k, n, o, t, g, s | sack, gun, got, sit, not |
e, n, u, b, m, o, g, s, i, l a, a | big, it, can, run, dog, fast |
w, e, n, u, b, o, g, s, i, a, l, a, | it, is, will, tack, fit, on, rug |
j, w, e, n, u, h, o, g, s, i, a, l, a | on, rock, hot, is, log, has, it, a
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p, w, j, e, n, a, c u, h, o, s, i, l, a | can, it, jump, fast, run, off, a, hot, log |
y, p, w, j, e, n, c u, h, o, s, i, a, l, a
| red, pot, can, not, pan, can, tin |
th, y, o, a, a, c, f, i, b, j, g, th | is, see, me, cat, yet, it, big, fast |
I, y, o, s, a, a, th, b, e, i, g, r, I | not, the, this, a, me, see, red |
sh, j, I, v, a, a, e, f, s, h, e, m, w, b | this, jet, a, see, fast, if, I, the |
o, j, I, sh, a, a, e, d, s, th, e, m, w, o, h | this, big, can, see, ham, fast, red, yet, man |
v, y, I, sh, a, a, e, d, s, th, e, m, w, o, h | go, ship, shut, will, we, fast, on, am, I |
y, i, sh, a, v, u, th, e, m, w, o, h, c, b | it, ship, green, me, see, fast, on, go |
ing, v, a, th, f, sh, r, e, a, i, u, p, k, b, i, ing | is, on, ride, the, like, fun, it, see |
v, a, th, f, sh, r, e, a, I, i, p, k, j, u,ing | frog, run, jump, the, green, go, grass, fast, will |
y (with a line over it) a, th, n, sh, e, e, I, i, p, o, ing | can, run, jump, me, green, go |
n, c, ing, o, j, g, a, i, o, y (with a line over it) | like, name, jumping, my, is, going |
ch, r, ing, th, I, k, a, o, a, o, s | sing, ring, jumping, run, is, like, it, thing |
r, ing, ch, k, j, I, i, o, s, t | sing, singing, I, jumping, jump, like, it, ramp |
a, ing, th, n, c, h, i, i, o, p, a | help, sing, singing, to, helping, with, me, can, chop |
v, u, ch, d, sh, b, c, I, i, k, s | ride, fun, bike, bus, ship, go, a |
v, a, n, sh, b, c, g, i, r, ing | van, red, green, see, riding, on, ship, black |
er, T, t, sh, th, a, l, d, b, e, I, i | and, stop, if, will, van, yet, yes, am, bus, go
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s, T, t, e, h, sh, o, i, ing, v, er | ship, wave, on, waves, he, riding, make, am, big, will |
o, ch, m, b, u, ing, f, T, er, w | fast, fun, we, my, by, much, so, go, sit, sitting (my and by have a line over y) |
x, er, e, sh, p, m, ch, P, T, S | help, lunch, much, take, job, trash, him |
er, e, x, th, w, c, m, Y, W, e | feed, and, take, care, sleep, with, it, him |
x, er, sh, u, b, y (with a line over it), h, n, o, a | my, sister, bus, take, egg, cake, stop, the, six, take
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oo, x, er, sh, u, b, y (with a line over it), I, s, t, a | box, sister, care, her, best, fix, stop |
x, er, sh, u, b, y (with a line over it), I, t, a | box, sister , care, her, best, fix, stop |
u, P, p, th, e, r, ing, j, a, y | pal’s, is, riding, running, see, jumping, name, bike |
u, o, a, e, w, W, s, d, I, c | can, and, lake, lot, gets, dog, dock, swim |
ea, u, i, th, sh, l, er, M, T, B | bit, bite, kind, use, rule, rules, be, list |
y, ch, i, u, D, d, sh, ea, oo | eat, eating, chip, chips, and, yum, yes, catch |
x, oo, u, u, e, a, c, C | room, soon, moon, went, swim, swimming, with, cool |
Vce rule (An “e” at the end of a word can jump backwards over one consonant to a vowel. Then the magic “e” will make the vowel say it’s letter name) , x, oo, u, ea, C, u | broom, clean, game, hope, cube, smile, gate, here, cheap, yell, jerk |
wh, er, C, ea, u, oo, sh, Vce rule, y, M | treat, groom, clean, wake, rule, tote, use, life, meat, boom |
ou, D, wh, oo, Vce rule, u, u, x,er | when, whim, whiff, teacher, read, white, Dane, Mike, smoke, flute, heat, Dan |
ar, ch, sh, M, ing, h, n, T, b | out, count, loud, number, rake, hope, hut, while, here, hop, chart, pout |
L, B, b, ar, T, v, y, wh, w | Lee, sharp, mouth, dive, skate, tot, cape, smile, cap, tote, cake, shouting, march |
qu, L, ar, w, wh, ch, sh, h | Lee, Carmen, shine, star, clouds, whine, booth |
F, qu, L, ar, wh, oo, y, v | quit, park, slide, Barb, swim, quote, stool |
oa, ck, F, qu, L, ar, wh, ing, oo | quill, darker, getting, swam, home, Fran, quite |
z, oa, qu, ar, ing, sh | groan, moon, cheek, here, bench, boast, slick |
ee, z, oa, qu, wh, ch | zipper, quack, smiles, Zig, reach, Zack, coach |
H, z, ee, oa, qu, wh, ch, ar | Fred, Buzz, bee, teach, read, toad, Flop, quote, sheet, while, coast |
ai, H, ee, oa, z, qu, ar, oo | Buzz, Fred, bee, toad, sweet, smooch, boat, whiff, tar |
G, F, ee, oa, z, ai, qu, oo | reading, finger, sound, out, check, air, paint, feet |
or, G, ee, ai, oa, oo, wh | smart, chart, air, sounds, float, street, chair |
z, or, ai, oa, oo, ee, G | neat, hive, queen, king, jobs, porch, snail, boot, sleep, loan |
ol, ai, oa, ee, G oo, z, or, ar | train, mail, hard, north, wheels, track, wheel, moon, float, stair, quiz, mars |
R, ol, oa, ee, oo, Z, or, ar | mail, going, getting, forming, fear, bold, tail, load, weed, boot, fort, arm |
oi, R, ol, oa, ee, oo, z, or, ar, G | rails, rain, track, feel, snort, steam, sound, Russ, gold, main, toast, tree, cool, Mort, Carl |
E, oi, R, ol, ai, oa, oo, z, or | colt, weak, slick, track, steep, roast, old, flair, float, shoot, torch |
oy, oi, E, R, ol, oo, z, ea | steam, Faith, bold, crept, slick, wheels, Ed, coin, Red, short, pain, pool, flick |
A, oy, oi, E, R, ai, oo, ar | Troy, coin, gold, oil, joy, Ed, Roy, boom, jar, whiff |
ir, ur, er, A, oy, oi, E, oo | team, join, Troy, gold, coin, Lee, Roy, joint, bloom, loaf, feed |
ow, ir, ur, A, oy, E, oo | ground, dirt, squirt, clearer, smirk, turn, Ad, toys, moon |
N, ow, ir, ur, A, oy, E, ol, or, Z | share, matter, stirring, hurt, slow, roller, burnt, whirl, hoist, bold |
igh, N, ow, ir, ur, A, z | neat, hive, queen, king, jobs, grown, smirk, lurch, Ann, zipper |
ay, igh, N, ow, ir, ur, oy, R, oi | fire, fighter, boots, burning, girls, sight, Ned, crow, Kirk, burst, joys, Rust, oils |
J, ay, igh, N, ow, oy, | Turner, Street, barn, goat, weeping, burning, stay, right, Ness, show, smirk, churn |
au, aw, J, ay, igh, N, ol | ropes, tight, cannot, spray, necks, mood, roach, stream, streets, might |
ew, au, aw, J, ay, igh, | spraying, scream, rooster, rafters, window, order, flair, stoop, moan, crayon, stray, flaw, vault |
ph, ew, au, aw, J, ay, igh, ir, ur, A | lawn, smolder, kindness, spraying, August, straw, foil, jeep, border, farther, Jeff |
kn, ph, ew, au, aw, J, ow | lawn, high, phone, cow, jaw, straw, coil |
wr, kn, ph, ew, au, aw, ay, igh, N | knew, stay, night, phew, Nan |
ed | sprayed, flawed, ordered, played |
ace | Face, grace, lace, place, race, space |
ice | Mice, dice, nice, rice, slice |
age | Page, cage, wage, rage |
dge | Judge, ledge, fudge, badge |
tion,sion | Question, action, fraction |
ong | Wrong, song, long, ding dong |
ung | Strung, rung, lung |
ang | Rang, sang, fang Going out with a BANG |
(Gibbs, Miller, Cooke, Algozzine & Shalvis, 2003).