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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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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
[i] ... weep [ɪ] ... been [eɪ] ... puree
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ei
[i] ... receive | [eɪ] ... veil
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eig
[ə] ... foreign (can also be reduced [ɪ]) | [eɪ] ... reign
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eigh
[eɪ] ... weigh | [aɪ] ... height
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eo
[ε] ... leopard | [i] ... people
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eu
[ə] ... chauffeur [u] ... sleuth [ju] ... feud
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ew
[u] ... blew | [ju] ... few
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ey
[i] ... key | [eɪ] ... they
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f
[f] ... fear | [v] ... of
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ff
[f] ... off
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g
[silent] ... sign [g] ... go [ʤ] ... gem
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ge
[ʒ] ... beige
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gg
[ʤ] ... exaggerate
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h
[silent] ... honor, thyme, rhythm | [h] ... happy
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i
[i] ... police [ɪ] ... him [aɪ] ... time [ə] ... possible [ɜ] ... bird ( i[r] ) [j] ... senior [æ] ... timbre
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ie
[i] ... grieve [aɪ] ... lie [ε] ... friend
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igh
[aɪ] ... sigh
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j
[j] ... fjord [ʤ] ... joy [h] ... junta
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k
[silent] ... know | [k] ... king
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l
[silent] ... palm /pɑːm, pɑːlm/ | [l] ... love
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ll
[l] ... million
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m
[m] ... mine
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mm
[m] ... summer
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n
[silent] ... autumn [n] ... name [ŋ] ... think
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nn
[n] ... funny
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ng
[ŋ] ... ring [ŋ][g] ... anger [ŋ][k] ... angst
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o
[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
[oʊ] ... oat
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oe
[u] ... shoe [ʌ] ... does [oʊ] ... foe
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oi
[ɔɪ] ... moist | [w][aɪ] ... choir
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oo
[u] ... too [ʊ] ... wood [ʌ] ... blood [oʊ] ... brooch [ɔ] ... door /dɔːr/
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ou
[u] ... you [ʊ] ... could [ʌ] ... trouble [ə] ... jealous [ɜ] ... journey ( ou[r] ) [oʊ] ... soul [aʊ] ... round [ɔ] ... four /fɔːr/
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ough
[ɒ] ... thought [u] ... through [oʊ] ... though [aʊ] ... bough [ɒ][f] ... cough [ʌ][f] ... enough
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ow
[oʊ] ... row | [aʊ] ... cow
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oy
[ɔɪ] ... joy
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p
[silent] ... psychology, pneumonia | [p] ... pear
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ph
[f] ... phone
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pph
[f] ... sapphire
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q
[k] ... quiet /ˈkwaɪət/
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r
[ɹ] ... rat
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s
``` [silent] ... island [s] ... some [z] ... his [ʒ] ... measure [ʃ]... sugar ```
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sc
[s] ... science
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sch
[ʃ] ... schmuck
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sci
[ʃ] ... conscience
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si
[ʒ] ... vision
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sh
[ʃ] ... shame
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ss
[s] ...miss [z] ... possession [ʃ]... issue
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t
[silent] ... fasten [t] ... tap [ʧ] ... future, righteous
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tch
[ʧ] ... watch
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th
[θ] ... thanks | [ð] ... those
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ti
[ʃ] ... motion | [ʧ] ... mention???
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u
[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
[u] ... blue
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ui
[ɪ] ... build | [u] ... juice
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uy
[aɪ] ... buy
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v
[v] ... voice
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w
[silent] ... answer, write | [w] ... wise
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wo
[u] ... two
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x
[k][s] ... ax, expert [g][z] ... exhibit [z] ... xylophone
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y
[aɪ] ... rhyme, my [i] ... melody [j] ... you [ə] ... syringe [ɜ] ... myrtle ( y[r] )
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ye
[aɪ] ... bye
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z
[z] ... lazy [ʒ] ... azure [s] ... ritz [t][s] .. Nazi
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zz
[z] ... buzz

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