Learn to read with Yip English
Welcome to Word Builder!
Here we put letters together to make words.
We sound them out, spell them, and learn them as we go.
Short Vowels
Discover your vowel sounds!
Every word starts with sounds. Let’s discover the short vowel sounds in a, e, i, o and u. Put the letters together, listen to their sounds, and see how they make simple words like cat, bed and sun.
Select a vowel family or word search from the sidebar on the left to begin practicing!
Beginning Blends
Blend the sounds together!
Sometimes two consonants stand side by side at the beginning of a word. Practise blending them together in words like flag, frog and stop. Listen carefully and see how the sounds work together.
Select a blend family from the sidebar on the left to begin practicing!
Ending Blends
Listen to the sounds at the end!
Words can have two consonants working together at the end, too! Learn to hear each sound and bring them together in words like hand, tent and lamp. The more you practise, the easier it gets to build and read new words.
Select an ending family from the sidebar on the left to begin practicing!
Letter Teams
Meet the letter teams!
Some letters work as a team to make one sound. Explore letter teams like sh, ch and th, and discover how they help us read words like ship, chip and thin. Let’s find out what these letter teams can do!
Select a letter team from the sidebar on the left to begin practicing!
Which TH sound?
Choose how your mouth and voice make the sound!
Word Search
Click letters in sequence to find hidden words!
You successfully spelled all the words in this level!
Letter Sound Explorer
Click letters to hear sounds & build words!
Write It!
Pick a letter and trace it!