Ways Letters Can Be Pronounced

Question 1

a

Answer 1

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

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

[ɪ] … private

Question 2

aa

Answer 2

[α] … bazaar, aardvark

Question 3

ai

Answer 3

[ε] … said

[aɪ] … aisle
[eɪ] … maid

[æ] … plaid

Question 4

au

Answer 4

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

Question 5

ay

Answer 5

[ε] … says
[eɪ] … pay
[i] … quay

Question 6

aye

Answer 6

[aɪ] … aye

Question 7

augh

Answer 7

[ɒ] … daughter

Question 8

aw

Answer 8

[ɒ] … shawl

Question 9

b

Answer 9

[silent] …thumb

[b] …bone

Question 10

c

Answer 10

[k] … casserole

[ʧ] … cello

Question 11

ce

Answer 11

[s] … ice

[ʃ] … ocean

Question 12

cc

Answer 12

[k][s] … accent

Question 13

ch

Answer 13

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

Question 14

chs

Answer 14

[ʃ] … fuchsia

Question 15

ci

Answer 15

[ʃ] … special

[ʧ] … ancient

Question 16

ck

Answer 16

[k] … back

Question 17

cz

Answer 17

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

Question 18

d

Answer 18

[d] … dark

[ʤ] … individual

Question 19

dge

Answer 19

[ʤ] … judge

Question 20

dj

Answer 20

[ʤ] … adjective

Question 21

e

Answer 21

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

[i] … be
[ɪ] … pretty

[α] … sergeant

Question 22

ea

Answer 22

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

[i] … heat
[α] … heart

Question 23

eau

Answer 23

[ju] … beauty

[oʊ] … beau

Question 24

ed

Answer 24

[t] … tripped

Question 25

ee

Answer 25

[i] … weep
[ɪ] … been

[eɪ] … puree

Question 26

ei

Answer 26

[i] … receive

[eɪ] … veil

Question 27

eig

Answer 27

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

[eɪ] … reign

Question 28

eigh

Answer 28

[eɪ] … weigh

[aɪ] … height

Question 29

eo

Answer 29

[ε] … leopard

[i] … people

Question 30

eu

Answer 30

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

Question 31

ew

Answer 31

[u] … blew

[ju] … few

Question 32

ey

Answer 32

[i] … key

[eɪ] … they

Question 33

f

Answer 33

[f] … fear

[v] … of

Question 34

ff

Answer 34

[f] … off

Question 35

g

Answer 35

[silent] … sign
[g] … go
[ʤ] … gem

Question 36

ge

Answer 36

[ʒ] … beige

Question 37

gg

Answer 37

[ʤ] … exaggerate

Question 38

h

Answer 38

[silent] … honor, thyme, rhythm

[h] … happy

Question 39

i

Answer 39

[i] … police
[ɪ] … him
[aɪ] … time

[ə] … possible
[ɜ] … bird ( i[r] )

[j] … senior
[æ] … timbre

Question 40

ie

Answer 40

[i] … grieve
[aɪ] … lie
[ε] … friend

Question 41

igh

Answer 41

[aɪ] … sigh

Question 42

j

Answer 42

[j] … fjord
[ʤ] … joy
[h] … junta

Question 43

k

Answer 43

[silent] … know

[k] … king

Question 44

l

Answer 44

[silent] … palm /pɑːm, pɑːlm/

[l] … love

Question 45

ll

Answer 45

[l] … million

Question 46

m

Answer 46

[m] … mine

Question 47

mm

Answer 47

[m] … summer

Question 48

n

Answer 48

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

Question 49

nn

Answer 49

[n] … funny

Question 50

ng

Answer 50

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

Question 51

o

Answer 51

[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

Question 52

oa

Answer 52

[oʊ] … oat

Question 53

oe

Answer 53

[u] … shoe
[ʌ] … does
[oʊ] … foe

Question 54

oi

Answer 54

[ɔɪ] … moist

[w][aɪ] … choir

Question 55

oo

Answer 55

[u] … too
[ʊ] … wood
[ʌ] … blood

[oʊ] … brooch
[ɔ] … door /dɔːr/

Question 56

ou

Answer 56

[u] … you
[ʊ] … could
[ʌ] … trouble

[ə] … jealous
[ɜ] … journey ( ou[r] )

[oʊ] … soul
[aʊ] … round

[ɔ] … four /fɔːr/

Question 57

ough

Answer 57

[ɒ] … thought
[u] … through

[oʊ] … though
[aʊ] … bough

[ɒ][f] … cough
[ʌ][f] … enough

Question 58

ow

Answer 58

[oʊ] … row

[aʊ] … cow

Question 59

oy

Answer 59

[ɔɪ] … joy

Question 60

p

Answer 60

[silent] … psychology, pneumonia

[p] … pear

Question 61

ph

Answer 61

[f] … phone

Question 62

pph

Answer 62

[f] … sapphire

Question 63

q

Answer 63

[k] … quiet /ˈkwaɪət/

Question 64

r

Answer 64

[ɹ] … rat

Question 65

s

Answer 65

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

Question 66

sc

Answer 66

[s] … science

Question 67

sch

Answer 67

[ʃ] … schmuck

Question 68

sci

Answer 68

[ʃ] … conscience

Question 69

si

Answer 69

[ʒ] … vision

Question 70

sh

Answer 70

[ʃ] … shame

Question 71

ss

Answer 71

[s] …miss
[z] … possession
[ʃ]… issue

Question 72

t

Answer 72

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

Question 73

tch

Answer 73

[ʧ] … watch

Question 74

th

Answer 74

[θ] … thanks

[ð] … those

Question 75

ti

Answer 75

[ʃ] … motion

[ʧ] … mention???

Question 76

u

Answer 76

[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

Question 77

ue

Answer 77

[u] … blue

Question 78

ui

Answer 78

[ɪ] … build

[u] … juice

Question 79

uy

Answer 79

[aɪ] … buy

Question 80

v

Answer 80

[v] … voice

Question 81

w

Answer 81

[silent] … answer, write

[w] … wise

Question 82

wo

Answer 82

[u] … two

Question 83

x

Answer 83

[k][s] … ax, expert
[g][z] … exhibit

[z] … xylophone

Question 84

y

Answer 84

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

[ə] … syringe
[ɜ] … myrtle ( y[r] )

Question 85

ye

Answer 85

[aɪ] … bye

Question 86

z

Answer 86

[z] … lazy
[ʒ] … azure
[s] … ritz

[t][s] .. Nazi

Question 87

zz

Answer 87

[z] … buzz