The 26 code words of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as follows: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.
To remember 26 code words, make learners sing the following song a few times everyday for at least two weeks. Sing slowly like a whisper for phonics awareness, thereafter, sing by building tempo.
IPA CODE WORDS SONG
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie,
Hi-hi-hi! Hi-hi-hi!
Delta, Echo, Foxtrot
Ho-ho-ho! Ho-ho-ho!
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Golf, Hotel, India,
Juliet, Kilo, Lima
Ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha!
Mike, November, Oscar
Papa, Quebec, Romeo
Ho-hya-heo! Ho-hya-heo!
~*~
Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor
Lullaby sings dear mother
Whiskers, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu
Lalla-lalla-lori-lu
The following poem has been created for fricative sounds which are nine in numbers. Since spoken language is leant the listening and echo-speaking or imitation, the poem is needed to be recited with phonics awareness and right pronunciation.
FRICATIVE SOUNDS POEM
I had the pleasure
To visit the zoo
Saw zebra and sheep
And mighty lions too
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Eight were the foxes
Snakes sounded hiss-n-fizz
Tortoise liked sea-shell
My leisure time spent well!
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