1. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/i/
fish
i his this
film six
big swim
English
women
busy
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2. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/i:/
tree
ee
ea
e
meet three
speak eat
me we
people
police
key
niece
3. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling
/æ /
cat
a thanks flat
black Japan
have stamp
ant
4. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual
spelling
but also!
/u:/
boot
oo
u (before consonant +
e)
ew
school food
June use
new flew
do fruit
juice
shoe
5. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual
spelling
but also!
/ei/
train
a (before consonant +
e)
ai
ay
name make
rain paint
play day
break
steak
great
eight
they
grey
6. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ai/
bike
i (before consonant + e)
y
igh
nine twice
my why
high night
buy
7. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ /ɒ
clock
o hot stop
coffee long
not box
what watch
want
wash
8. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/a:/
car
ar
a
garden party
start
father glasses
dance
aunt
9. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ə/
computer
Many different spellings.
/ə/ is always unstressed.
teacher umbrella America
famous second ago
10. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/e/
egg
e yes help
ten pet
very red
friend
bread
breakfast
any
said
11. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/əu/
phone
o*
oa
home drove
old don’t
road toast
slow
low
12. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/eə/
chair
air
are
airport stairs
fair hair
square careful
their
there
wear
13. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ :/ɜ
bird
er
ir
ur
her verb
first third
nurse turn
learn
work
world
word
14. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/au/
owl
ou
ow
out thousand
house count
how brown
15. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ :/ɔ
horse
or
al
aw
sport door
talk small
saw draw
water
four
bought
thought
16. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ /ʊ
bull
u
oo
full put
good book
look room
could
would
woman
17. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ /ʌ
up
u bus lunch
ugly run
lucky cut
come
brother
son
does
young
18. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ /ɔɪ
boy
oi
oy
coin noise
toilet
toy enjoy
19. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling but also!
/ ə/ɪ
ear
eer
ere
ear
beer engineer
here we’re
year hear
really
idea
20. Vowel sounds and spelling
usual spelling
/ ə/ʊ
tourist
A very unusual sound.
euro Europe poor sure plural