PHONICS POEMS

Mixed-Up letter poem

b meets d and says, "Oh, gee!
You seem to look a lot like me."
Next, p walks by and says, "Hee, hee, hee!
I look a lot like b and d"
Then, q comes by and says, "Goodness me!
I look a lot like b, d, p."
Let's keep their true identity
By printing them so carefully!

How to write letters correctly:
1. b
First the hockey stick,
And then the puck.
Now you've formed a "b"
With any luck!

2. d
Make a "c"
Climb up the tree.
That's the way,
You make a "d".

3. p
A long, long stem
Goes underground.
A pretty flower cicles' round.
This letter is so clear to see,
This letter is a pretty "p"

4. q
The "q" coaster circles back,
Climb up,
Slides down,
And off the track!

A galaxy of vowels
1. Short A
Short a is the sound
We love to snap
In clap and strap.
/ă/ /ă/ /ă/
Short a is the sound
We love to add
To mad and bad.
Short a is such a little sound,
Say /ă/ /ă/ /ă/
When a is around.

2. Short E
Short e is the sound
We love to pet
in wet and set.
/ĕ/ /ĕ/ /ĕ/
Short e is the sound
We love to spell
in fell and bell.
Short e is such a little sound,

Say /ĕ/ /ĕ/ /ĕ/

When e is around.

3. Short I
Short i is the sound
We love to win
in fin and pin.
/ĭ/ /ĭ/ /ĭ/
Short i is the sound
We love to fill
in mill and bill.
Short i is such a little sound,

Say /ĭ/ /ĭ/ /ĭ/

When i is around.

4. Short O
Short o is the sound
We love a lot
In hot and got.
/ŏ/ /ŏ/ /ŏ/
Short o is the sound
We love to pop
in hop and mop
Short o is such a little sound,

Say /ŏ/ /ŏ/ /ŏ/
When o is around.

5. Short U
Short u is the sound
We love to hug
in bug and mug.
/ŭ/ /ŭ/ /ŭ/
Short u is the sound
We love for fun
in sun and run.
Short u is such a little sound,
Say /ŭ/ /ŭ/ /ŭ/
When u is around.

6. Long A
There was a vowel
Who said its name,
And long a was its name-o.
/ā/ /ā/ /ā/ in day,
/ā/ /ā/ /ā/ in bay,
/ā/ /ā/ /ā/ in clay,
And long a was its name-o.

7. Long E
There was a vowel

Who said its name,
And long e was its name-o.
/ē/ /ē/ /ē/ in see,
/ē/ /ē/ /ē/ in me,
/ē/ /ē/ /ē/ in key,
And long e was its name-o.

8. Long I
There was a vowel

Who said its name,
And long i was its name-o.
/ī/ /ī/ /ī/ in pie,
/ī/ /ī/ /ī/ in tie,
/ī/ /ī/ /ī/ in high,
And long i was its name-o.

9. Long O
There was a vowel

Who said its name,
And long o was its name-o.
/ō/ /ō/ /ō/ in soap,
/ō/ /ō/ /ō/ in road,
/ō/ /ō/ /ō/ in toad,
And long o was its name-o.

10. Long U
There was a vowel

Who said its name,
And long u was its name-o.
/ū/ /ū/ /ū/ in mule,
/ū/ /ū/ /ū/ in rule,
/ū/ /ū/ /ū/ in fuel,
And long u was its name-o.