| A |
|
vulture
forearm |
at, bat, about, across | Use the Vulture for the a sounds in words like at and bat or about and across. |
| B |  |
foot | boy, ball | |
| C |
|
basket
hillside
folded cloth |
candy, crunch
nice, cent |
Use either the basket or the hillside for the hard c (k) sound in words like candy and crunch. Choose the hieroglyph that looks the best.
Use the folded cloth for the soft c (s) sound in words like nice and cent. |
| CH |  |
hobble rope | church, choose | |
| D |  |
hand | delta, dime | |
| E |  |
two reed leaves vulture |
feed, bead earn, over, elf, bet |
Use two reed leaves for the long e sound in words like feed and bead. Use the vulture for the e sounds in words like earn and over or elf and bet. |
| F |  |
horned viper | far, fort | |
| G |
|
pot stand cobra |
girl, go gentle, George |
Use the pot stand for the hard g sound in words like girl and go. Use the cobra for the soft g (j) sound in words like gentle and George. |
| H |  |
shelter rope |
hit, who, behind | Use either the shelter or the rope for the h sound in words like hit, who and behind. Choose the one that looks the best. |
| I |  |
reed leaf | bit, bite | Use one reed leaf for both the short and the long i sounds. |
| J |  |
cobra | jam, jinx | |
| K |
|
basket hillside |
kite, cat, back, Chris, school | |
| L |
|
open mouth lion |
late, loaf | Not all sources have the lion, so choose the one that looks the best, and is easiest to draw. |
| M | owl | mud, crumb | ||
| N |  |
water | Nile, bone | |
| O |
|
quail chick vulture |
moon, hoot, open, boat, soot, foot cot, Oliver, bought |
Use the quail chick for the o sounds in words like moon and hoot, open and boat, or soot and foot. Use the vulture for the o souns in words like cot, Oliver and bought. |
| P | stool | pet, pond | ||
| PH | |
horned viper | pharaoh, phone | |
| Q |   |
basket + quail chick | queen, quick | Combine the basket (k) and the quail chick (w) to make the qu (kw) sound in words like queen and quick. |
| R |  |
open mouth | rain, crown | |
| S |  |
folded cloth | house, piece, cats | Use the folded cloth for teh s (soft c) sound in words like house, piece and cats. |
| SH |  |
lake | ship, Schmidt, machine | Use the lake for the sh sound in words like ship, Schmidt and machine. |
| T |  |
bread loaf | tell, let | |
| TH |
|
cow's belly placenta |
through, both the, bother |
Use the cow's belly for the th sound in words like through and both. Use the placenta for the th sounds in words like the and bother. |
| U |
|
quail chick reed leaf + quail chick |
cut, gull, utter, full, pull mule, fuel |
Use the quail chick fro the u sounds in words like cut, gull, utter, full and pull. Combine one reed leaf and the quail chick to make the long u sound in words like mule and fuel. |
| V | |
horned viper | video, cover | |
| W | |
quail chick | wind, cow, what, where | |
| X | |
basket + folded cloth | box, extra | Combine the basked (k) with the folded cloth (s) to make the x (ks) sound in words like box, extra. |
| Y |
|
one reed leaf two reed leaves |
you, yes, crayon Mary, sorry |
Use one reed leaf for the y sound in words like you, yes and crayon. Use two reed leaves for the y (long e) sound in words like Mary and sorry. |
| Z |  |
door bolt | zebra, Xerox, please, boys | Use the door bolt for the z sound in words like zebra, Xerox, please and boys. |
