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English letter correspondences |
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Here is a sample of the different sounds that particular letters correspond to in English. Some involve combination with other letters. The most common are given first. |
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A |
bait, wag, talkative, aerial, anaemia, daughter, Shah, artistically (silent) |
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B |
bad, debt (silent) |
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C |
car, cell, chef, choir, chief, ocean, race, xxx (silent) |
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D |
bad, badger, sandwich (silent) |
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E |
ten, cedar, be, kidney, offer, bureau, eight, lewd, pace (silent) |
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F |
fun, of (only word where 'f' goes with a 'v' sound), halfpenny (silent) |
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G |
got, wage, gnat (silent) |
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H |
hot, hour (silent) |
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I |
bit, bite, legible, auntie, sign, dirt, business (silent) |
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J |
jam, hallelujah |
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K |
keen, knack (silent) |
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L |
left, folk (silent) |
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M |
time, mnemonic (silent |
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N |
nice, cling, autumn (silent) |
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O |
phone, dog, memoir, door, book, word, youth, ludicrous, cow, tough, flour, boy |
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P |
pot, elephant, psychology (silent) |
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Q |
baroque |
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R |
bread, litre (silent) |
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S |
see, dies, school, rush, illusion, island |
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T |
stop, them, theory, catch, nation, buffet (silent)b |
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U |
see, dies, school, rush, illusion, island |
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V |
live |
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W |
row, who, write (silent) |
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X |
sex, Xena, exist |
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Y |
yes, martyr, ratify, nylon, funny |
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Z |
zoo, rendezvous (silent) |
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Of course many words simply have a one-off pronunciation, for instance yacht and does |
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