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Sounds and spelling - vowels

usual spelling ! but also usual spelling ! but also

i fish kill message rewarding u up public blood ood

drip idiom repetitive business ugly hum young tough
stick quit building synonym mussels discuss couple trouble
o above oven

ee tree screech people siege ai train email weight neighbour

ea creak treaty suite key a* wages hatred great steak
e even tedious receipt routine ay away tray survey obey

a cat bang crash o* phone totally soulmate doughnut

slam tap frozen bonus owe aubergine
balance salary oa groan loaded shoulders although
ow arrow below

ar car smart calf calm i* bike sniper Wi-Fi buy eye neither
sarcastic bark laugh draught y deny ally cycle height aisle
a chance grant heart igh sigh bright
sta advantage

o clock contract what squash ow owl powerful plough drought

occupation sob sausages cough overcrowded
obviously because knowledge ou around amount
deposit o hour profoundly

or horse outdoor water pour oy boy enjoy

al although call warm fought loyal employer
aw prawns claw roar caught oi point spoilt
au long-haul cautious voice choice

u bull pushed woman could ear ear beard ideally weird

oo goodness stood should would ere adhere sphere serious period
cooking wood eer career beer
engineer

oo boot food moving coup air chair aircraft their area

u* argue rude u juice suit through ere where there bear scary
ew view blew wounded beauty are spare careful
shoe queue

Many di erent spellings - always unstressed. our tourist gourd

computer relative practical challenging ur curious plural
member opinion profession stubborn ure mature secure
successful camera nervous eur Euro Europe

ir bird circuit world worse A sound between /ɪ/ and /i:/.

Consonant + y at the end of words is
er herbs prefer
ur slurp fur
earth learner
journey /i/ pronounced /i/.
happy angry hungry thirsty

e egg gentle debt friendly steady An unusual sound between /ʊ/ and /uː/.
usually situation education
seven surrender
bene t twenty
breathtaking many
jealous said says /u/
temporary

* especially after consonant + e

Source: Latham-Koenig, C & Oxenden, C, “English File - Advanced”, Oxford University Press (2015)
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Sounds and spelling - consonants
usual spelling ! but also usual spelling ! but also

p parrot pupil poached th thumb thorough

sleep perks recipe breath birthday
pp opposite apparently maths Thursday
gripping sympathetic

b bag breed grab th mother the

British probably this their
bb scribble stubborn further together
smooth breathe

k key skill bankrupt chorus ache ch chess crunch

c screen economic technician tch switched match
ck click lucky chiropractic t (+ure) future
qu picturesque accurate sculpture

g girl guided grunt yoghurt j jazz juggle soldier

arguably drug forget g generous besiege suggest
gg giggle aggressive dge edgy gadget

f flower fifteen refugee rough laugh l leg lively landline

ph pharmacy metaphor reliable until
a luent sni ll colleague umbrella

v vase voicemail very of r right referee written wrist

survive review primary scrambled wrong
government hive rr surrender overrated wrinkle

t tie taste tidy mashed tapped w witch twenty one once

strength retreat passed sni ed willing towards
tt attractive settings wh which whisper

d dog defeat declare played failed y yacht yell yoga

update crowd cried bored yoghurt yourself
dd address middle steamed before u student mule
university argue

s snake steps respond science scenery m monkey mumble lamb climb

ss hiss assistant cycle fancy romantic consumer comb tomb
ce/ci ceiling cinema psychoanalyst mm stammer limb dumb
cease re civilian recommend

z zebra Brazll zone dessert n nose Internet knowledge

zz drizzle buzz dizzy honest monotonous knight design
s bags cars husband nn penniless cannon foreigner
loves easy misery

sh shower shell sh sugar sure ng singer length

ti (+ vowel) addiction Russia pressure cooking strong
ci (+ vowel) species machine cliché before g / k
spacious sociable anxious chef blink nger

An unusual sound. h house handsome whoever

television usually revision decision behave inherit whom
confusion courgette casualties massage unhelpful perhaps whole whose

Source: Latham-Koenig, C & Oxenden, C, “English File - Advanced”, Oxford University Press (2015)
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