"Phoneme Fune Fune" Lyrics

"Phoneme Fune Fune" Lyrics Chorus (sung at beginning and between verses): Phoneme Fune Fune, tap-tap-clap! Phoneme Fune Fune, snap-snap-tap! Listen, speak, and move your hands, English sounds across all lands! Verse 1: Short Vowels /æ/ as in cat, /ɛ/ as in bet, /ɪ/ like sit, /ɒ/ in pot, /ʌ/ in cut! /ʊ/ like put – don't you forget! Tap-clap, tap-clap, now repeat! Verse 2: Long Vowels /eɪ/ say play, /iː/ see me, /aɪ/ my sky, /əʊ/ go slow, /uː/ blue moon! /ɔɪ/ boy toy, /aʊ/ how now brown cow! Tap-snap, tap-snap, bow-wow-wow! Verse 3: Consonants (Part 1) /p/ pen, /b/ bad, /t/ time, /d/ dog, /k/ cat, /g/ gone, /f/ fun, /v/ van, /θ/ think, /ð/ that! /s/ sun, /z/ zoo, /ʃ/ shoe, /ʒ/ measure, Tap-slap, tap-slap, what a treasure! Verse 4: Consonants (Part 2) /h/ hat, /tʃ/ chair, /dʒ/ jam, /m/ mom, /n/ no, /ŋ/ ring, /l/ light, /r/ red, /j/ yes, /w/ way, add the glottal stop /ʔ/ too! Switch-hands, switch-hands, we're almost through! Verse 5: Special Combinations /ɑː/ far car, /ɜː/ bird word, /ɔː/ more door, /ɪə/ near ear, /eə/ there hair, /ʊə/ tour sure, Schwa /ə/ sofa, the sound that's everywhere! Fast-fast, tap-tap, phonemes in the air! Final Chorus: Phoneme Fune Fune, tap-tap-clap! Phoneme Fune Fune, snap-snap-tap! All forty-four sounds we've learned today, Phoneme Fune Fune, hip-hip-hooray!