RP Rocket Phonics Parent Guide - Web - Updated Nov24 - Flipbook - Page 7
Red A
Red B
j – jjjjjug (push lips forward, lips slightly
open, pressing teeth together and force air
out)
ch – (keep edges of tongue against teeth,
push tongue to roof of mouth and purse
lips, force short, sharp air out)
jam, jump
chop, bench
v – vvvvvan (keep teeth on bottom lip
and gently force air out)
sh – shhhheep (make the shhhhh noise
as if you are telling someone to be quiet!)
van, velvet
ship, brush
w* – (keep lips tightly pursed and push air
out softly)
th – thhhhumb (place tongue forward
went, wind
in front of top teeth and breathe out
sharply)
bath, then
x – (say a sharp ‘c’ and add ‘s’)
mix, next
y* – (keep edges of tongue against teeth)
yes, yuck
z & zz – zzzzzebra (keep teeth
together and make a buzzing sound)
zip, buzz
/z/ s – (keep teeth together and make a
buzzing sound)
hens, bags
qu – (keep lips pursed as you say ‘cw’)
quick, squid
ng – rinnnng (push tongue up to roof of
mouth, make sound from the back of the
throat)
song, bring
ai – chain, tail
ee – sheep, feel
igh – light, bright
oa – goat, coach
oo – spoon, boot
oo – book, good
*You will find these sounds difficult to
pronounce without making a natural ‘uh’
sound at the end.
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