Picture Dictionary Letters A - Z Beginning and Ending Sounds Entire contents © 2009 By Kathryn J. Davis 7223 Cedar Lane Drive Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 737-4466 All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted to teachers, parents, and tutors to use the material in this book for individual or classroom use. Permission is granted for school-wide, or system-wide, reproduction of materials. Commercial reproduction is prohibited. Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Teaching Notes ........................................................................................................... 4 a ..................................................................................................................................... 5 ā ..................................................................................................................................... 6 b..................................................................................................................................... 7 _b................................................................................................................................... 8 c ..................................................................................................................................... 9 d .................................................................................................................................. 10 _d ................................................................................................................................ 11 e ................................................................................................................................... 12 ē ................................................................................................................................... 13 f ................................................................................................................................... 14 _f ................................................................................................................................. 15 g .................................................................................................................................. 16 _g .................................................................................................................................... h .................................................................................................................................. 18 i ................................................................................................................................... 19 ī ................................................................................................................................... 20 j ................................................................................................................................... 21 k .................................................................................................................................. 22 _k ................................................................................................................................ 23 l ................................................................................................................................... 24 _l.................................................................................................................................. 25 m ................................................................................................................................. 26 _m ............................................................................................................................... 27 n .................................................................................................................................. 28 _n ................................................................................................................................ 29 o................................................................................................................................... 30 ō................................................................................................................................... 31 p .................................................................................................................................. 32 _p ................................................................................................................................ 33 qu ................................................................................................................................ 34 r ................................................................................................................................... 35 _r ................................................................................................................................. 36 s ................................................................................................................................... 37 _s ................................................................................................................................. 38 t ................................................................................................................................... 39 _t ................................................................................................................................. 40 u .................................................................................................................................. 41 ū .................................................................................................................................. 42 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 3 Picture Dictionary v .................................................................................................................................. 43 _ve............................................................................................................................... 44 w ................................................................................................................................. 45 _x ................................................................................................................................. 46 y .................................................................................................................................. 47 z ................................................................................................................................... 48 _z ................................................................................................................................. 49 Teaching Notes One way to learn about beginning and ending letter sounds is to look at the words in a picture dictionary. This picture dictionary below has pages that show a list of words and pictures for each beginning sound in the alphabet. It also shows a list of words and pictures for the common ending letters. The pictures themselves provide the definition for each word - there are no written definitions. There are several ways to use the dictionary. It can be used with students who are learning the alphabet. When introducing a new letter of the alphabet, show the student the beginning sound page of words and pictures for that letter. Have the student name each picture and look at the word. Notice that all the words on the page start with the same letter. Listen for the letter sound at the beginning of each word. Even though the student is not yet able to read the words, he will immediately begin to get a sense of how letters are used in words, and also a feel for beginning sounds. After students have learned the alphabet and mastered beginning sounds, the ending sound pages can be used in the same way, to help students begin to be aware of and recognize ending sounds. In addition, as new letters are introduced, and students go over the pictures and words on each page, many students will begin to build up a core of sight words. They will start to recognize some of the words on the page, helped by the fact that a picture is right beside it. The dictionary can also be used with more advance students. Students who have already begun reading just a little will be able to use the book as a spelling reference when doing creative writing. Show the students how to use alphabetical order to find the page with the word they need. Students may also enjoy copying and illustrating words that they like. The pictures with each letter at the top of the page come for the Sound Story. Each picture in the story represents a sound in our language. Read the story to the students and review the pictures until they remember the sound for each picture. This will help students remember the sounds of the letters in this book and other Sound City Reading materials. © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 4 Picture Dictionary a ant ax apple add anchor ankle astronaut album alligator attic ad Alps ashes © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 5 Picture Dictionary ā apron acorn angel aim ace ate aviator ache alien ape April © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 6 Picture Dictionary b bus book box ball bat boat bug boy barrel bird bubble bear bed © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 7 Picture Dictionary _b cab bib lab web robe tub cube tab dab cob rib tube rub © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 8 Picture Dictionary c cat cap cut cup carrot candy cuff cot cage cow cone car castle © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 9 Picture Dictionary d dog duck dollar dad deer dime door dig dish doll dinosaur down dump © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 10 Picture Dictionary _d lid add nod bed dad lid mud pod head sad odd rod food © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 11 Picture Dictionary e egg elf elephant exit elevator end eggplant edge Eskimo empty escalator error envelope © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 12 Picture Dictionary ē emu egret eagle ear eave eel eat equal e-mail © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 13 Picture Dictionary f fan fish father fudge feet fox find fire farm food fork finger fight © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 14 Picture Dictionary _f cuff leaf reef roof hoof loaf cuff safe puff off scarf skiff knife © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 15 Picture Dictionary g gum garage ghost guess gold girl gate goose garbage goat goal go gas © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 16 Picture Dictionary _g bug leg jog tag pig wig jug bug keg dog dig egg log © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 17 Picture Dictionary h hat hose hair hay hanger horn here house horse head hawk hammer hook © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 18 Picture Dictionary i in igloo instruments inch inchworm ill invitation itch insect Indian infant ink iguana © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 19 Picture Dictionary i island ivy I ice iron ivory ibis icing iris icicle ice cream © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 20 Picture Dictionary j jet Jack-inthe-box journal jeans jam jeep jump jail jug jacket jaw jar jog © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 21 Picture Dictionary k kick kite key kangaroo kettle kitten keg kilt kelp kiss kit kid king © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 22 Picture Dictionary _k duck duck yak sock yolk neck kick hawk lock cake lake talk hook © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 23 Picture Dictionary l leg ladle left lamb little light leaf lawn lake lost ladder loft laugh © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 24 Picture Dictionary _l bell ill ball mule wall sail tail quail nail seal pool goal doll © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 25 Picture Dictionary m mop mouse me moon mow mom mule measure moth milk mud mask man © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 26 Picture Dictionary _m jam tam dime cam gum dam hum ham rim ram swim yam zoom © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 27 Picture Dictionary n nut net night nest needle nose nurse nickel next nap nod neck nail © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 28 Picture Dictionary _n ten man run moon queen lawn rain on pine sign son van town © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 29 Picture Dictionary o ox on ostrich off octagon odd octopus otter olive opt opposite omelet office © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 30 Picture Dictionary ō ocean over opal odor oboe overalls ogre old okra oar oval oak open © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 31 Picture Dictionary p pig pickle puzzle pizza pine pie paint push purse paper pool pocket pillow © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 32 Picture Dictionary _p cap jeep mop soap cup rope map soup up type zip ship hop © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 33 Picture Dictionary qu quilt quarrel queen quack quail quarter quart question quill quiet quiz quartet quiver © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 34 Picture Dictionary r run rabbit rain ring rose river rocket rope rattle raise right rhino ram © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 35 Picture Dictionary _r deer hair star fire jar tire bear oar door pour car ear her © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 36 Picture Dictionary s sun safe salt saw sign soup sock son sour sail sing sad seal © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 37 Picture Dictionary _s gas goose house kiss mouse guess bus horse purse mess nurse toss bass © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 38 Picture Dictionary t tag talk tulip type tail torn tall town tea tent tusk tub ten © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 39 Picture Dictionary _t bat cat kit boat cot cut feet gate kite fight goat night nut © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 40 Picture Dictionary u up umbrella upstairs umpire udder under upside down uncle upset ugly upon us upend © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 41 Picture Dictionary ū uniform ukulele universe unicorn university unite uranium umiak utensils United States Uranus unison unique © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 42 Picture Dictionary v van vine volcano vase Valentine vulture valley violin vest voyage vacuum veil volleyball © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 43 Picture Dictionary _ve love glove sleeve dove cave give wave stove dive five curve olive move © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 44 Picture Dictionary w web wind wisp waffle we wink wig wasp worm wave wall wagon wallet © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 45 Picture Dictionary _x box fox ax pox wax ox fax six sax fix flex mix tux © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 46 Picture Dictionary y yo-yo yolk yarn yawn yard yap yak year yell yacht yam yes you © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 47 Picture Dictionary z zip zoo zigzag zebra zinnia zero zipper zap zebu zither zone zucchini zoom © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 48 Picture Dictionary _z fez snooze maze gauze buzz freeze jazz prize fez fizz maize haze fuzz © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 49 Picture Dictionary © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 50 Picture Dictionary