Common Spellings of the consonants

's' 'sh' 'l' 'r'

s sun sh ship l leg r rip
ss class ch machine ll bill wr write
c cell le little rr carry
ce choice 'ch' el panel rh rhino
se house ch chips al final
ce scent tch match il pupil 'h'
h hop
'z' 'g' 'w' wh who
z zoo g got w wig
ze seize gg toggle wh when 'f'
zz fizz gh ghost f fig
s is 'ng' ff cliff
se please 'j' ng sing ph photo
ss scissors j jet n sink gh tough
g gym
'p' ge barge 'n' 'k'
p tip dge judge n no c cat
pp poppy nn dinner k kit
'm' kn knee ck luck
'd' m mat gn gnaw ch choir
d dog mm slimmer ne imagine cc occur
dd ladder mb climb
ed giggled mn column 't' 'y'
t ten y yet
'b' 'v' tt better
b bed v vest bt debt 'ks' or 'gz'
bb rubber ve give (two sounds)
'zh' box exam
'th' 'th' s treasure
th them th thin z azure
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 Common Spellings of the vowels
'e' 'a' 'o' 'i' 'u'
e get a cat o dot i pin u but
ea bread a wand y myth ou trouble
ai said 'ae' o son
ie friend a-e gate 'oe' 'ie'
a paper o-e note i-e bite 'ue'
'ee' ai train o so i child u-e tune
ee tree ay say oa soap ie tie u pupil
e me ea break oe toe y fly ue cue
ea seat ei vein ow grow igh sight ew few
ie thief ey they ou soul
ey key aigh straight ough though 'oo'
y sunny eigh eight oo moon o do
e-e eve 'ar' ou group u super
ei receive 'oy' ar farm ue true oe shoe
i ski oy toy a father ui fruit ough through
oi boil al walk
'er' 'ow' 'oo'
er fern 'or' ow now oo book
ir stir a water or for ou out oul could
ur burn au fraud ore more ough bough u put
or work aw draw oar soar
ar collar al talk our pour 'air'
ear learn ar war oor door air air
augh daughter ough fought are care
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schwas ear bear
ere where
the about ended button curtain joker pirate colour collar