30/09/2026
It’s really important to pronounce the ‘pure’ sounds when practising phonics and reading with your children, as they are much easier to blend than those those pronounced with a ‘schwa’ (the ‘uh’ sound at the end).
It might be helpful to think of them as ‘voiced’ sounds that use your vocal cords, and ‘unvoiced’ sounds that use only air.
For example….
Long, voiced “ssss” instead of “suh”
Long, voiced “mmm” instead of “muh”
Short, unvoiced “p” instead of “puh”
Long, unvoiced “hhh” instead of “huh”
