phonetic sounds
Terms
undefined, object
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- h
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h
him - ey
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ey
"a" they
"e" key
- p
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p
map - ie
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ie
"e" field
"i" pie
- v
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v
viv id
teeth are placed on the lower lip at the same place for "f" - kn
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kn
"n" knot
used only at the beginning of a base word - c
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c
"k" can
"s" cent
c followed by e, i, or y says "s." Any other letter, "k." - ei
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ei
"e" con ceit
"a" veil
"i" for feit - ai
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ai
"a" paint
never used at the end of a word - ed
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ed
"ed" grad ed
"d" loved
"t" wrecked
This is the past tense ending not like in 'red' - t
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t
bat - dge
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dge
"j" bridge
only used after single short vowels - oi
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oi
point
never used at the end of a word - oe
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oe
"o" toe
- qu
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qu
"kw" quit
- igh
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igh
"i" sigh - th
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th
"th" thin (unvoiced)
"th" this (voiced) - ci
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ci
"sh" fa cial - m
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m
am - ough
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ough
"o" though
"oo" through
"uf" rough
"of" cough
"aw" thought
"ow" bough - ui
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ui
"oo" fruit
"u" suit
(same sounds as ew)
never used at the end of words - oa
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oa
boat - n
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n
in - ti
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ti
"sh" na tion
- wor
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wor
works - si
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si
"sh" se sion
"zh" vi sion - l
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l
lag
"l" is sounded with the tongue point pressed against the roof of the mouth - eigh
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eigh
"a" weigh - ch
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ch
"ch" much
"k" school
"sh" chiv al ry -
gh
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gh
"g" ghost
used at the beginning of words - r
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r
rat
"ruh" not "er" - wh
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wh
when
blow softly on the palm of your hand (when, wheel, where) - o
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o
"o" odd
"o" o pen
"oo" do - gn
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gn
"n" gnat
(reign) used as a beginning and ending for words - d
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d
lid - wr
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wr
"r" wrap
silent 'w' - or
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or
or - ph
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ph
"f" phan tom
- j
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j
jam
Used at the beginning of a syllable - ur
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ur
nurse - g
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g
"g" bag
"j" gem
g can say "j" only when followed by e,i, or y - ee
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ee
"e" see - k
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k
ink - u
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u
"u" up
"u" mu sic
"oo" put - f
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f
if
- a
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a
"a" at
"a" na vy
"ah" want - ew
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ew
"oo" grew
"u" new
(same sounds as for ui) - b
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b
rib - au
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au
fault
never used at the end of a word - s
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s
"s" us
"z" as - aw
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aw
law
- sh
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sh
dish - ay
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ay
"a" day - ou
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ou
"ow" round
"o" four
"oo" you
"u" coun try - ng
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ng
rang
"ng" is a nasal sound - ar
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ar
far - oo
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oo
"oo" boot
"oo" foot
"o" floor - ir
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ir
first - ow
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ow
"ow" how
"o" low - ea
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ea
"e" eat
"e" head
"a" break - y
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y
yet
consonant letter is used at the beginning of a syllable - oy
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oy
boy
- i
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i
"i" indian
"i" silent - er
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er
her - w
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w
wit
round the lips to say "w" - x
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x
"ks" box - ear
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ear
early - ck
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ck
neck
used only after a single short vowel - z
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z
zest