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70 Basic Phonograms

Terms in this set (71)

a
/a/ - /A/ - /ah/
b
/b/
c
/k/ - /s/
d
/d/
e
/e/ - /E/
f
/f/
g
/g/ - /j/
h
/h/
i
/i/ - /I/ - /E/
j
/j/
k
/k/
l
/l/
m
/m/
n
/n/
o
/ah/ - /O/ - /OO/
p
/p/
qu
/kw/ - Q is always followed by U
r
/r/
s
/s/ - /z/
t
/t/
u
/u/ - /U/ - /oo/
v
/v/
w
/w/
x
/ks/
y
/y/ - /i/ - /I/ - /E/
z
/z/
ai
/A/ - 2-letter /A/ that we may NOT use at the end of English words
ar
/ar/ as in car
au
/aw/ that we may NOT use at the end of English words
aw
/aw/ that we MAY use at the end of English words
ay
/A/ - 2-letter /A/ that we MAY use at the end of English words
ch
/ch/ - /k/ - /sh/
ci
/sh/ - short /sh/
ck
/k/ - 2-letter /k/
dge
/j/ - 3-letter /j/
ea
/E/ - /e/ - /A/
ear
/er/ as in early
ed
/ed/ - /d/ - /t/ - past-tense ending
ee
/E/ - double E ALWAYS says /E/
ei
/E/ - /A/ - /i/ that we may NOT use at the end of English words
eigh
/A/ - 4-letter /A/
er
/er/ as in her
eu
/OO/ - /U/ that we may NOT use at the end of English words
ew
/OO/ - /U/ that we may use at the end of English words
ey
/E/ - /A/ /i/ that we MAY use at the end of English words
gn
/n/ - 2-letter /n/ used BOTH at the beginning and end of a base word
ie
/E/ - 2-letter /E/
igh
/I/ -3-letter /I/
ir
/er/ as in first
kn
/n/ - 2-letter /n/ used ONLY at the beginning of a base word
ng
/ng/
oa
/O/ - 2-letter /O/ that we do NOT use at the end of English words
oe
/O/ - 2-letter /O/ that we DO use at the end of English words
oi
/oy/ that we may NOT use at the end of English words
oo
/OO/ - /oo/ - /O/
or
/or/ as in Lord
ou
/ow/ - /O/ - /OO/ - /u/
ough
/O/ - /OO/ - /uff/ - /off/ - /aw/ - /ow/
ow
/ow/ - /O/
oy
/oy/ that we MAY use at the end of English words
ph
/f/ - 2-letter /f/
sh
/sh/
si
/sh/ - /zh/
tch
/ch/ - 3-letter /ch/
th
/th/ /TH/ (motor off/motor on)
ti
/sh/ - tall /sh/
ui
/OO/ - /i/ - /I/
ur
/ur/ as in church
wh
/wh/ as in whisper
(w)or
(w) /er/ as in worship
wr
/r/ - 2-letter /r/
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