Ways Letters Can Be Pronounced Flashcards

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a

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[æ] … exact
[α] … father
[ɒ] … fall
[ɔ] … quarter /ˈkwɔːrtər/

[ə] … about
[ε] … share
[eɪ] … base, able

[ɪ] … private

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aa

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[α] … bazaar, aardvark

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ai

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[ε] … said

[aɪ] … aisle
[eɪ] … maid

[æ] … plaid

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au

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[ɒ] … cause
[eɪ] … gauge
[æ] … aunt
[oʊ] … chauffeur

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ay

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[ε] … says
[eɪ] … pay
[i] … quay

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aye

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[aɪ] … aye

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augh

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[ɒ] … daughter

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aw

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[ɒ] … shawl

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b

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[silent] …thumb

[b] …bone

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c

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[k] … casserole

[ʧ] … cello

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ce

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[s] … ice

[ʃ] … ocean

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cc

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[k][s] … accent

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ch

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[ʃ] … machine
[ʧ] … chance
[k] … choir, schedule

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chs

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[ʃ] … fuchsia

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ci

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[ʃ] … special

[ʧ] … ancient

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ck

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[k] … back

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cz

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[d][s] … czar (one of two possible pronunciations)

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d

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[d] … dark

[ʤ] … individual

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dge

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[ʤ] … judge

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dj

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[ʤ] … adjective

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e

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[silent] … there
[ə] … anthem
[ε] … shed
[eɪ] … suede, cafe

[i] … be
[ɪ] … pretty

[α] … sergeant

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ea

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[ə] … ocean
[ɜ] … learn ( ea[r] )
[ε] … head
[eɪ] … great

[i] … heat
[α] … heart

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23
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eau

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[ju] … beauty

[oʊ] … beau

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ed

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[t] … tripped

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ee

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[i] … weep
[ɪ] … been

[eɪ] … puree

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ei

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[i] … receive

[eɪ] … veil

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eig

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[ə] … foreign (can also be reduced [ɪ])

[eɪ] … reign

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eigh

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[eɪ] … weigh

[aɪ] … height

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eo

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[ε] … leopard

[i] … people

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eu

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[ə] … chauffeur
[u] … sleuth
[ju] … feud

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ew

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[u] … blew

[ju] … few

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ey

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[i] … key

[eɪ] … they

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f

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[f] … fear

[v] … of

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34
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ff

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[f] … off

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35
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g

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[silent] … sign
[g] … go
[ʤ] … gem

36
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ge

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[ʒ] … beige

37
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gg

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[ʤ] … exaggerate

38
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h

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[silent] … honor, thyme, rhythm

[h] … happy

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i

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[i] … police
[ɪ] … him
[aɪ] … time

[ə] … possible
[ɜ] … bird ( i[r] )

[j] … senior
[æ] … timbre

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ie

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[i] … grieve
[aɪ] … lie
[ε] … friend

41
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igh

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[aɪ] … sigh

42
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j

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[j] … fjord
[ʤ] … joy
[h] … junta

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k

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[silent] … know

[k] … king

44
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l

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[silent] … palm /pɑːm, pɑːlm/

[l] … love

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ll

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[l] … million

46
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m

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[m] … mine

47
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mm

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[m] … summer

48
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n

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[silent] … autumn
[n] … name
[ŋ] … think

49
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nn

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[n] … funny

50
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ng

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[ŋ] … ring
[ŋ][g] … anger
[ŋ][k] … angst

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o

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[oʊ] … go
[α] … body
[ɔ] … export, born ( o[r] )
[ʌ] … love

[ə] … bottom
[ɜ] … word ( o[r] )

[u] … do
[ʊ] … wolf

[w][ʌ] … one
[ɪ] … women

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oa

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[oʊ] … oat

53
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oe

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[u] … shoe
[ʌ] … does
[oʊ] … foe

54
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oi

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[ɔɪ] … moist

[w][aɪ] … choir

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oo

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[u] … too
[ʊ] … wood
[ʌ] … blood

[oʊ] … brooch
[ɔ] … door /dɔːr/

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ou

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[u] … you
[ʊ] … could
[ʌ] … trouble

[ə] … jealous
[ɜ] … journey ( ou[r] )

[oʊ] … soul
[aʊ] … round

[ɔ] … four /fɔːr/

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ough

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[ɒ] … thought
[u] … through

[oʊ] … though
[aʊ] … bough

[ɒ][f] … cough
[ʌ][f] … enough

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ow

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[oʊ] … row

[aʊ] … cow

59
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oy

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[ɔɪ] … joy

60
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p

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[silent] … psychology, pneumonia

[p] … pear

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ph

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[f] … phone

62
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pph

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[f] … sapphire

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q

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[k] … quiet /ˈkwaɪət/

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r

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[ɹ] … rat

65
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s

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[silent] ... island
[s] ... some
[z] ... his
[ʒ] ... measure
[ʃ]... sugar
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sc

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[s] … science

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sch

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[ʃ] … schmuck

68
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sci

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[ʃ] … conscience

69
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si

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[ʒ] … vision

70
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sh

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[ʃ] … shame

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ss

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[s] …miss
[z] … possession
[ʃ]… issue

72
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t

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[silent] … fasten
[t] … tap
[ʧ] … future, righteous

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tch

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[ʧ] … watch

74
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th

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[θ] … thanks

[ð] … those

75
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ti

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[ʃ] … motion

[ʧ] … mention???

76
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u

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[silent] … plague (it signals a hard G without being pronounced)
[u] … flute
[ʊ] … sugar
[ʌ] … up

[ə] … autumn
[ɜ] … burn ( u[r] )
[ε] … bury

[ju] … union
[w] … quiet, suite
[ɪ] … minute

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ue

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[u] … blue

78
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ui

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[ɪ] … build

[u] … juice

79
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uy

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[aɪ] … buy

80
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v

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[v] … voice

81
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w

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[silent] … answer, write

[w] … wise

82
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wo

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[u] … two

83
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x

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[k][s] … ax, expert
[g][z] … exhibit

[z] … xylophone

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y

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[aɪ] … rhyme, my
[i] … melody
[j] … you

[ə] … syringe
[ɜ] … myrtle ( y[r] )

85
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ye

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[aɪ] … bye

86
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z

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[z] … lazy
[ʒ] … azure
[s] … ritz

[t][s] .. Nazi

87
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zz

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[z] … buzz