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Long "ie" saying lee/ as in "brief' and the rule, "i" before "e" except after "c"
Plural of "f becomes "ves" as in "wife" and "wives". Words "many" and "bread"
Soft "g" before "e", "i" and "y" saying /j/ as in "page". Word "earn".
Drop "e" when you add "ing" to verbs.
Question words "when, what, who, where, which, why"
"to, too, two", "do, does, done", "go, goes, gone"
Walls - "g" followed by "u" still saying -/g/ as in "guess"
"dge" and "ge" as in "cage" and "bridge"
"tch" ending sounds like "ch" as in "catch"
"ea" saying /e/ as in "bread"
"oi" and "oy" as in "oil" and "boy." Word "any"
"ir", "ur" saying /er/ and the word "friend"
"ear" saying /er/ as in "earn", words "sure, honey, money"
"au" and "aw" sounding like /or/ as in "audience" and "claw"
"ti" and "ss" saying /sh/ before "on" as in "station" and "admission"
"ci" saying /sh/ in medial position before "al, ous, an, ent", as in "special, precious, musician and ancient"
"si"saying /sh/ in medial position before "on" as in "revision". Word "awful"
"le" after vowel and consonant, vowel, "ou" saying "u" and short vowels
“al", "el" "il"and "ol"instead of "le"
"se" to end words sounding like /s/
"ph" and "gh" saying /f/
"gh" saying /or/, /ow/,/oe/, /oo/,/u/and spelt as "augh"
doubling in two-syllable words - stress on last syllable
"our" says "er"
"ch" says /k/
"que" says /k/ and "ch" says /sh/
"ei" and "eigh" say /ae/
“i" and "y" - only use "i"
"ture" says /cher/
"or" saying "er" for words ending in "ct", "it", "ate" and "ess"
"ic" to end multi-syllable words with the /k/ sound
"ar" says /er/
add "ery" as a suffix
"ary" and "ory" as essential parts of root words
silent letters as "t' in "often"
continuation of silent letters