Saxon Phonics Cheat Sheet
Prefixes
Un
dis
pre
code: box the prefix
Final Stable Syllables
ble
fle
ple
dle
tle
gle
cle
kle
sle
zle
tion
Code: [zle
wh
ch
ph
th
sh
ei
ey
gn
ow
tch
Diagraphs
ck
ee
oo
au
ie
ei
ai
wr
oa
ea
ea
dge
ng
ue
oo
aw
ie
ew
ay
kn
ea
igh
Suffixes
s
ed
ing
y
less
ness
ly
es
er
est
ful
code: box the suffix
Sneaky E
a_e
e_e
i_e
o_e
u_e
Code: cross out e and
macron over the vowel
ex: state
Combinations
ar
or
qu
ir
er
ur
code: arc underneath
Dipthongs
oy
oi
ou
ow
code: arc underneath
Special Coding
floss rule : double ss, ll, ff (cross out one)
Twins (cross out extra twin)
C at the beginning of a word only after a, o, u
K at the beginning of a word only after e, i, y
Vowel y says i when y is the only vowel (ex. my, cry, sky)
Vowel y says e when there are two syllables (puppy, happy)
soft c when it is followed by e, i, y
soft g when it is followed by e, i, y