Letters and Sounds Table of Contents

Letters and Sounds

Orthography is the study of letters sounds, syllables, and spelling.

Study English sounds with the Interactive Alphabet.
Each Word Drill includes a set of sound-based words to learn, exercises, and aids to demonstrate and practice pronunciations, definitions, and spelling. The drills also include materials for grammar and composition lessons, and each drill links to theme-based articles for suggested reading.
Use tools in custom lessons —

Custom Word Sets: Build targeted drills on the fly using the , , or by extracting custom word lists from any copied reading passage.
The Chatterbox Diet: Sample balanced meal plan for practicing nutritional reading, food substitution, and weekly planning.
Betty's Restaurant: Interactive menu practice for ordering food, balancing nutritional choices, watching costs, and calculating totals.
In-a-Jam Country Store: Simple simulation for scanning items, calculating sales tax/payment totals, and making correct change.
Clock Mechanics & Time Expression Tool: Set custom times in Practice Mode to train analog hand reading, digital notation (8:45 a.m.), and natural spoken phrasing.
Anchor Story (Chasing Chase / Chasing Literacy): A foundational multi-use text designed for repeated engagement across diverse lessons—from core grammar and word drills to revision and critical analysis (One story, many lessons).

For your reference, we have —
- rules for dividing words into syllables,
- spelling rules,
- a list of common word prefixes, and suffixes,