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/k-s/ /b/
cat  cent bat

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d e

f g
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/ĕ-ē/ /d/
tent be dad

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/g-j/ /f/
big  gym foot

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h i

j k
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/ ĭ-ī-ē-y/ /h/
it  ivy stadium onion hat

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/k/ /j/
kit job

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l m

n o
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/m/ /l/
me lap

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/ŏ-ō-ö/ /n/
on go do nut

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p qu

r s
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/kw/ - /k/
queen /p/
Q is always written with a U.
pan
Canadian and British students should add
the sound /k/ as in cheque.
For American students this is an advanced sound as in critique.

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/s-z/ /r/
sent as ran

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t u

v w
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/ŭ-ū-ö-ü/
/t/
up pupil flute  put *

*In many words the long /ū/ sound drops


tip
the /y/ and therefore sounds like /ö/.

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/w/ /v/
wall van

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x y

z ai
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/y-ĭ-ī-ē/ /ks-z/
yard gym by baby fox  xylophone

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/ā/
/z/
laid
Two letter /ā/ that may not be used
zip
at the end of English words.

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ar au

augh aw
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/ä/
/är/
author
Two letter /ä/ that may not be
car
used at the end of English words.

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/ä/ /ä-ăf/
saw taught laugh
Two letter /ä/ that may be used Used only at the end
at the end of English words. of a base word or before a T.

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ay bu

cei ch
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/b/ /ā/
buy play
Two letter /b/. Two letter /ā/ that may be used
at the end of English words.

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/ch-k-sh/ /sē/
child school  chef receive

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ci ck

dge ea
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/k/ /sh/
back spacious
Short /sh/ used only at the beginning
Two letter /k/ used only after a single, short vowel. of any syllable after the first one.

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/j/
/ē-ĕ-ā/
edge
eat bread steak
Hard /j/ used only after a single, short vowel.

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ear ed

ee ei
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/ed-d-t/
/er/
traded pulled
search
picked
The /er/ of search.
Past tense ending.

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/ā-ē-ī/ /ē/
their protein feisty tree
May not be used at the end of English words. Double /ē/.

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eigh er

es ew
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/er/ /ā-ī/
her eight height
The /er/ of her. Used only at the end of a base word or before a T.

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/ö-ū/ /ĕz-z/

flew few wishes tries
Plural noun ending and
May be used at the end of English words. third person singular verb ending.

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ey gn

gu ie
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/n/ /ā-ē/
sign they key
Two letter /n/ used at the beginning
or the end of a base word. May be used at the end of English words.

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/ē/
field /g-gw/
The /ē/ of field. guide language
Friend is the only known word where the phonogram IE says /ĕ/.

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igh ir

kn ng
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/er/ /ī/
bird night
The /er/ of bird. Three letter /ī/ used only at the end
of a base word or before a T.

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/n/
/ng/
know
sing Two letter /n/ used only at the beginning
of a base word.

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oa oe

oi oo
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/ō-ö/ /ō/
toe shoe coat
May be used at the end of English words. May not be used at the end of English words.

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/oi/
/ö-ü-ō/
boil
food took floor
May not be used at the end of English words.

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or ou

ough ow
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/ow-ō-ö-ŭ-ü/
/or/
house soul group
country could lord
May not be used at the end of English words.

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/ŏ-ō-ö-ow-ŭf-ŏf/
/ow-ō/
thought though through
plow snow
bough rough trough
May be used at the end of English words.
Used only at the end of a base word or before a T.

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oy ph

sh si
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/f/ /oi/
phone boy
Two letter /f/. May be used at the end of English words.

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/sh-zh/ /sh/

session division she
Used only at the beginning of a word and at the end of
Used only at the beginning a syllable. Never used at the beginning of any syllable
of any syllable after the first one. after the first one, except for the ending -ship.

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tch th

ti ui
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/ch/
/th-TH/
butcher
thin  this
Three letter /ch/ used after a single vowel that is not long.

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/ö/ /sh/
fruit partial
Two letter /ö/ that may not be used Tall /sh/ used only at the beginning
at the end of English words. of any syllable after the first one.

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ur wh

wor wr
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/wh/ /er/
whisper hurts
Used only at the beginning of a base word. The /er/ of hurt.

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/r/
/wer/
write
worm
Two letter /r/ used only at the beginning of a base word.

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