a /ă/
e, ea /ĕ/
i, y /ĭ/
o /ŏ/
-ed /Əd/
-ly /lē/
-tion, -sion /shƏn
-sion /zhƏn/
-ble /bl/
-ckle /kl/
-fle /fl/
-gle /gl/
-tle /tl/
-zle /zl/
-stle /sl/
ch, -tch, /ch/
sh, ch, /sh/
th /th/
(voiced and unvoiced)
wh /hw/
Example Video
-ing /ĭng/ -ang /ăng/
-ong /ŏng/ -ung /ŭng/
-eng /ĕng/
-ink /ĭngk/
-ank /ăngk/
-onk /ŏngk/
-unk /ŭngk/
au, aw, o, augh, ough /ô/
oi, oy /oi/
oo, ew, u, u_e, ou, ue, eu /ōō/
oo, u /ŏŏ/
bl- /bl/ cl- /kl/ fl- /fl/
gl- /gl/ pl- /pl/ sl- /sl/
spl- /spl/ br- /br/ cr- /cr/
dr- /dr/ fr- /fr/ gr- /gr/
pr- /pr/ tr- /tr/ scr- /skr/
shr- /shr/ spr- /spr/ str- /str/
thr- /thr/ sc- /sk/ sk- /sk/
b /b/
c, k, ch, -que /k/
d, -ed /d/
f, ph, gh /f/
h /h/
j, g, -dge /j/
l /l/
m, -mb, -mn /m/
n, kn, gn /n/
p /p/
qu /kw/
r, wr, rh /r/
s, c, sc /s/
t, -ed /t/
v /v/
w /w/
x /ks/
y /y/
z, s /z/
-alk /ôk/
-alt /ôlt/
-all /ôl/
-ind /īnd/
-ild /īld/
-old /ōld/
-ost /ōst/
wa /wa/
war /wôr/
wor /wûr/
a, a_e, ai, ay, eigh,ei, ey /ā/
e, ee, ea, y, e_e, ie,ei, ey /ē/
i, i_e, igh, y, ie, y_e /ī/
o, o_e, oa, ow, ou,oe /ō/
-alk /ôk/ -alt /ôlt/
-all /ôl/ -ind /īnd/
-ild /īld/ -old /ōld/
-ost /ōst/ wa /wa/
war /wôr/ wor /wûr/
ar /är/
ear /ēr/
er, ir, ur, or, ar, ear (ûr/er)
or /ôr/
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