A-Z Phonics List with Rhymes

A
Words: apple, ant, alligator, axe, astronaut, apron

· A-a-apple, red and sweet, A-a-ant, tiny feet! A-a-axe cuts the wood,
A-a-apron, cook so good!

A-a-apple, crunch so sweet, ( Twinkle Twinkle Little stars)

A-a-ant runs on my feet!

A-a-axe can chop the wood,

A-a-alligator in the hood!

B
Words: ball, bat, bag, baby, bell, boat

· B-b-ball, bounce up high, B-b-baby starts to cry! B-b-boat sails so fast, B-b-bell rings at last!

B-b-ball rolls on the ground,( Twinkle Twinkle Little stars)

B-b-baby laughs so loud!

B-b-bell rings loud for me,

B-b-boat sails in the sea!

C
Words: cat, cap, cake, cup, car, carrot

· C-c-cat sits on a mat, C-c-car goes vroom like that! C-c-cake is sweet to eat, C-c-carrot, orange
treat!

C-c-cat says "meow, meow, meow," ( Twinkle Twinkle little stars)

C-c-car goes zooming now!

C-c-cake is sweet to eat,

C-c-carrot, orange treat!

· D-d-dog runs so fast, D-d-drum beats at last! D-d-duck says quack-quack, D-d-dig, dig in the
sack!

D-d-dog can bark and run, (Twinkle Twinkle )

D-d-drums go bang for fun!

D-d-duck says "quack, quack, quack,"

D-d-door goes open back!

E
Words: egg, elephant, elbow, engine, enter, envelope

· E-e-egg, crack so neat, E-e-elephant stomps its feet! E-e-engine goes so fast, E-e-envelope, mail
it fast!

E-e-egg is round and white, ( Twinkle Twinkle)

E-e-elephant’s big and bright!

E-e-engine goes so fast,

E-e-envelope, mail it fast!

F
Words: fish, fan, frog, fox, feather, farm

· F-f-fan spins so high, F-f-frog jumps up to the sky! F-f-fox runs round and round, F-f-feather
floats to the ground!

F-f-fish swims in the sea, (Twinkle Twinkle)

F-f-fan blows cool for me!

F-f-fox is quick and smart,

F-f-feather soft as art!

G
Words: goat, grapes, girl, gift, garden, gate

· G-g-goat jumps on the farm, G-g-grapes taste sweet and warm! G-g-garden, green and bright, G-
g-gate locks up tight!

G-g-goat jumps on the hill, up and down, up and down! (The wheels on the bus)

G-g-grapes are purple still, let’s eat now!

H
Words: hat, hen, horse, hand, house, hop

· H-h-hat sits on my head, H-h-hen lays eggs in bed! H-h-horse runs fast and strong, H-h-house is
big and long!

H-h-hat sits on my head, on my head, on my head! (The wheels on the bus)

H-h-hen lays eggs in bed, fresh and white!

I
Words: igloo, insect, ink, iguana, inside, ill

· I-i-ink is blue and bright, I-i-insect, tiny bite! I-i-igloo, cold and white, I-i-inside, turn on the light!

I-i-ink is blue and bright, blue and bright, blue and bright! (The wheels on the bus)

I-i-insect is so light, tiny fly!

J
Words: jam, jug, jump, jelly, jeep, jacket

· J-j-jam on my toast, J-j-jug holds juice the most! J-j-jump up and down, J-j-jacket warm and
brown!

J-j-jam is on my bread, on my bread, on my bread! (The wheels on the bus)

J-j-jug is filled with red, juice to drink!

K
Words: kite, king, kangaroo, key, kettle, kid
 · K-k-kite flies in the air, K-k-key unlocks with care! K-k-kangaroo jumps so high, K-k-kettle whistles
by!

K-k-kite flies in the sky, in the sky, in the sky! (The wheels on the bus)

K-k-kangaroo jumps so high, hop, hop, hop!

L
Words: lion, lamp, leaf, ladder, lemon, lock

· L-l-lion roars so loud, L-l-leaf falls to the ground! L-l-ladder climbs up tall, L-l-lamp lights up all!

L-l-lamp shines very bright, very bright, very bright! (The wheels on the bus)

L-l-lion roars at night, big and strong!

M
Words: monkey, moon, milk, mat, mouse, mango

· M-m-moon shines so bright, M-m-mango tastes just right! M-m-mouse runs here and there, M-
m-mat is soft to share!

M-m-mango sweet and ripe, yum-yum-yum! (Tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")

M-m-monkey takes a bite, chomp-chomp-chomp!

With a moo-moo here, and a munch-munch there,

M-m-milk is white and fair, sip-sip-sip!

N
Words: nest, net, nose, nut, nail, night

· N-n-nest is warm and high, N-n-night, stars in the sky! N-n-nose can smell so well, N-n-nut inside
the shell!

N-n-nest is warm and high, tweet-tweet-tweet! (Tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")

N-n-night stars in the sky, shine so bright!

With a nose-nose here, and a nut-nut there,

N-n-net will catch a fish, splash-splash-splash!

· O-o-orange, round and sweet, O-o-ox walks on the street! O-o-octopus in the sea, O-o-open the
door for me!

O-o-orange, round and sweet, roll-roll-roll! (Tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")

O-o-ox walks down the street, stomp-stomp-stomp!

With an O-O here, and an O-O there,

O-o-octopus swims with care, swish-swish-swish!

P
Words: pig, pan, pen, parrot, pizza, pillow

· P-p-pig rolls in the mud, P-p-pan is cooking good! P-p-parrot talks all day, P-p-pizza’s on the way!

P-p-pig rolls in the mud, oink-oink-oink! (Tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")

P-p-parrot talks so much, squawk-squawk-squawk!

With a p-p here, and a p-p there,

P-p-pizza smells so fair, yum-yum-yum!

Q
Words: queen, quilt, quack, quick, question, quiet

· Q-q-queen wears a crown, Q-q-quack, ducks jump down! Q-q-quilt is warm and tight, Q-q-quiet,
sleep at night!

Q-q-queen wears a crown, gold-gold-gold! (Tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")

Q-q-quilt keeps her warm, fold-fold-fold!

With a quack-quack here, and a quick-quick there,

Q-q-question hands up in the air!

R
Words: rabbit, rain, ring, rocket, rope, rose
 · R-r-rabbit hops so high, R-r-rain falls from the sky! R-r-rope is long and strong, R-r-ring goes
ding-dong!

R-r-rabbit hops so high, hop-hop-hop! (Tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")

R-r-rain falls from the sky, drop-drop-drop!

With a ruff-ruff here, and a ring-ring there,

R-r-rocket zooms everywhere, zoom-zoom-zoom!

S
Words: sun, sock, soap, snake, spoon, star

· S-s-sun shines up so high, S-s-star glows in the sky! S-s-snake slithers so slow, S-s-soap makes
bubbles blow!

S-s-sun shines way up high, say hooray! (Tune: "If You’re Happy and You Know It")

S-s-snake goes left and right, slither away!

S-s-star is way up high,

S-s-soap makes bubbles fly,

S-s-socks keep feet so warm, all the way!

T
Words: tiger, train, top, tub, tree, tomato

· T-t-train goes choo-choo fast, T-t-tree is growing vast! T-t-tiger has sharp claws, T-t-tomato, red
and raw!

T-t-train goes choo-choo-choo, all day long! (Tune: "If You’re Happy and You Know It")

T-t-tiger growls at you, big and strong!

T-t-tree is big and tall,

T-t-top can spin and fall,

T-t-tub is filled with water, splash along!

U
Words: umbrella, uncle, under, up, uniform, unicorn

· U-u-up, high we go, U-u-umbrella stops the flow! U-u-unicorn, magic bright, U-u-under, out of
sight!

U-u-umbrella in the rain, up-up-up! (Tune: "If You’re Happy and You Know It")

U-u-unicorn with a mane, gallop, gallop!

U-u-up, high we go,

U-u-under, nice and low,

U-u-uniform is neat, just like so!

V
Words: van, vase, violin, vest, vegetables, voice

· V-v-van moves down the street, V-v-violin sounds so sweet! V-v-vegetables, eat and grow, V-v-
voice, talk soft or low!

V-v-van moves down the street, beep-beep-beep! (Tune: "If You’re Happy and You Know It")

V-v-violin sounds so sweet, la-la-la!

V-v-vegetables, eat and grow,

V-v-voice, talk soft or low,

V-v-vase holds flowers bright, don’t you know?

W
Words: whale, wall, watermelon, wind, watch, worm

· W-w-whale is big and blue, W-w-wind blows past you! W-w-watermelon, juicy to eat, W-w-
watch, tick-tock beat!

W-w-whale is big and blue, splash-splash-splash! (Tune: "If You’re Happy and You Know It")

W-w-watermelon, juicy too, munch-munch-munch!

W-w-watch goes tick-tock fast,

W-w-wind is blowing past,

W-w-wall stands firm and tall, strong at last!

· X-x-box, open it wide! X-x-fox runs to hide! X-x-six, count them all, X-x-wax is smooth and tall!

X-x-box, open it wide, peek inside! (Tune: "If You’re Happy and You Know It")

X-x-fox runs to hide, quick inside!

X-x-six, count them all,

X-x-wax is smooth and tall,

X-x-x-ray sees inside, oh what fun!

Y
Words: yak, yo-yo, yellow, yogurt, yard, yes

· Y-y-yellow, bright like the sun, Y-y-yogurt, cold and fun! Y-y-yo-yo spins so round, Y-y-yes, a happy
sound!

Y-y-yo-yo spins so round, up and down, up and down! (Tune: "London Bridge Is Falling Down")

Y-y-yellow on the ground, like the sun!

Z
Words: zebra, zip, zoo, zigzag, zero, zucchini

· Z-z-zebra, black and white, Z-z-zoo is fun and bright! Z-z-zip, pull up and down, Z-z-zigzag, turn
around!

Z-z-zebra black and white, black and white, black and white! (Tune: "London Bridge Is Falling Down")

Z-z-zigzag left and right, zig and zag!