Description Jolly Phonics covers 42 letter sounds by sound groups: Group 1:s a t i p n Group 2: c k e h r m d Group 3: g o u l f b Group 4: ai j oa ie ee or Group 5: z w ng v oo oo Group 6: y x ch sh th th Group 7: qu ou oi ue er ar. These photographic nonfiction readers feature words that are spelled regularly and can be sounded out with the 42 letter sounds first taught in Jolly Phonics. There are also 72 Tricky Words and 28 Alternative Spellings included in each book, including: , and for /j/ (germ, magic, energy) , and for /s/ (cycling, circus, race) for /f/ (dolphin) , and (wear, hair, square).