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b represents /b/
c represents /k/ or /s/
d represents /d/
f represents /f/
g represents /g/ or /j/
h represents /h/
j represents /j/
k represents /k/
l represents /l/
m represents /m/
n represents /n/
p represents /p/
qu represents /kw/
r represents /r/
s represents /s/ or /z/
t represents /t/
v represents /v/
w represents /w/
x represents /ks/
y represents /y/, /i/, /I/
z represents /z/
er represents /er/as in Her - 2,063 words (of 20,000 most commonly used)
ur represents /er/ as in nurse - 247 words (out of 20,000)
ir represents /er/ as in first - 114 words (out of 20,000)
(w)or represents /er/ as in works - 51 words (out of 20,000)
ear represents /er/ as in early. - 31words (out of 20,000)
sh represents /sh/
ee represents /E/
th represents /th/, /th/ – With the first one being voiceless (thin) and the second being voiced (then)
ay represents /A/ – "Two-letter A that may be used at the end of a word." (day, way, say)
ai represents /A/ – "Two-letter A that may never be used at the end of a word." (air, fair)
ow represents /ow/, /O/ – (cow, low)
ou represents /ow/, /O/, /oo/, /u/
oy represents /oi/ – May be used at the end of a word. (boy, toy)
oi represents /oi/ – May never be used at the end of a word. (boil)
aw represents /aw/ – May be used at the end of a word. (law)
au represents /aw/ – May never be used at the end of a word. (autumn)
ew represents /oo/ (grew) and /u/ (new) – May be used at the end of a word.
ui represents /oo/ (fruit) and /long u/ (suit) – May never be used at the end of a word.
oo represents /oo/ (boot), /short oo/ (book), /long o/ (floor).
ch represents /ch/, /k/, /sh/ – /ch/ comes from English (church); /k/ comes from the Greek (chorus); /sh/ comes from the French (chivalry).
ng represents /ng/ – sing, sang, sung
ea represents /E/ (eat), /e/ (bread), /A/ (break).
ar represents /ar/ – (car, mar, far).
ck represents /k/ – "Two-letter /k/ that can only be used after a short vowel "
ed represents /ed/, /d/, /t/ – (wanted, loved, wrecked).
or represents /or/ – (for, or, fore).
wh represents /hw/ – Voiceless. Blow softly in palm of hand; air should be felt when saying wh. The difference between /w/ and /hw/ should be taught and practiced or we will lose this sound. Already, Americans are saying "Wen will you arrive? Ware will you spend the night? Wy don't you stay here?"
oa represents /O/ – "O as in boat".
ey represents /A/, /E/, /i/ – (they, key, valley).
ei represents /E/, /A/, /i/ – (con ceit, veil, for feit).
ie represents /E/, /I/, /i/ – (field, pie, lilies).
igh represents /I/ – "Three-letter I".
eigh represents /A/ – "Four-letter A".
kn represents /n/ – "Two-letter N that we can only use to begin words."
gn represents /n/ – "Two-letter N that we can use to begin or end base words."
wr represents /r/ – "Two-letter R that we can only use to begin words"
ph represents /f/ – "Two-letter F" from the Greeks. (telephone, physician, phonogram, philosophy).
dge represents /j/ – "Three-letter J." May only be used after a single vowel that says its own name.
oe represents /O/ – "O as in toe."
gh represents /g/ – "Two-letter g." Used at the beginning of a word.
ti represents /sh/ – "The /sh/ that begins with a tall letter." Used to say /sh/ at the beginning of a second or subsequent syllable.
si represents /sh/, /zh/ – (ses sion, vi sion).
ci represents /sh/ – "The /sh/ that begins with a short letter." (fa cial)
ough represents: /O/ though; /oo/ through; /uf/ rough; /off/ cough; /aw/ thought; /ow/ bough
tch represents /tch/ – (catch, butch er, kitch en) |
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