a

i o

u y

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e
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a
e in egg
a in apple
e in me
a in lady

a in ask
A single letter e on the end of
a in was

a word is silent except for me,
he, she, the. a says o after w or wh

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o i
o in odd i in it
o in open i in like
o in do
never on the end of a word

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y
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u
y in yes u in up
y in myth u in use
y in baby u in put
y in my

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 d f

h j

k l

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f
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d
f in fish d in dog

doubled on the end of one
syllable words with a short vowel

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j h
j in jam h in hat

never at the end of a word or
syllable

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l
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k
l in leg k in kind

doubled on the end of
words like hill

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 m n

b r

t p

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n
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m
n in nest m in mat

open lips closed lips

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r b
r in rabbit b in bat

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p
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t
p in pig t in tap

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 v w

x z

c s

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w
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v
w in win v in van

ve on the end of a word

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z
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x
z in zoo
x in box
zz on the end of words like buzz
ze on the end of words like

sneeze

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s c
s in sit c in cat
s in his c in city
doubled on the end of words like miss
se on the end of words like house
c followed by e, i or y says s

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 g qu

ck th

wh ch

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qu
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g
qu in quiet g in goat
g in gentle
q is always followed by u

usually says j if followed by
e or i

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th ck
th in thin ck in back
th in this
used in words ending in ack,
eck, ick, ock and uck

poke your tongue out

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ch wh
ch in chip wh in when
ch in school
ch in chef

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 sh ph

tch dge

kn wr

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ph
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sh
ph in phone sh in ship

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dge
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tch
dge in bridge tch in catch


used in words ending in adge, used in words ending in atch,

edge, idge, odge and udge etch, itch, otch and utch

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wr kn
wr in wrong kn in knife


only at the beginning of words only at the beginning of words

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 oo ay

ai ee

ea aw

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ay
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oo
ay in day oo in food
oo in cook

can be on the end of a word

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ee ai
ee in tree ai in rain


never on the end of an English

word

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aw ea
aw in draw ea in eat
ea in head
ea in break

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 or ore

oor ar

oa er

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ore
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or
ore in more or in fork

only on the end of a base word

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ar oor
ar in car oor in door

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er
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oa
er in her oa in boat

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 ir ur

ear oi

oy ou

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ur
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ir
ur in nurse ir in bird

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oi
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ear
oi in point ear as in near
ear as in bear
ear as in early
never on the end of an English

word

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ou oy
ou in house oy in boy
ou in cousin
ou in you
can be on the end of a word

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 ow ui

ew wor

au ed

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ui
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ow
ui in fruit ow in cow
ui in nuisance ow in show

never on the end of an English
word

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wor ew
wor in work ew in chew
ew in new

can be on the end of a word

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ed au
ed in landed au in August
ed in loved
ed in jumped never at the end of an English
word

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 igh ey

ough augh

eigh air

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ey
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igh
ey in they igh in night
ey in key

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augh
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ough
augh in daughter ough in though
ough in through
augh in laugh
ough in enough
ough in cough

ough in thought
ough in drought

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air eigh
air in hair eigh in number eight

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 are ie

ei ti

ci si

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ie
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are
ie in pie are in care
ie in chief

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ti
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ei
ti in station ei in ceiling
ei in veil

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si
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ci
si in session ci in special
si in television

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 all

ng

gn

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all
all in ball

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ng
ng in sing

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gn
gn in sign

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