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or
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for
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sh
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ship
shhhhhh....the quiet phonogram
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er
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er, the er of her
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x
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/ks/ as in box
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au
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fault
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aw
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law
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b
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as in bat
starts with a "backbone" to distinguish from d and p
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u
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1. cup
2. cute
3. put
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dge
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/j/ at the end
bridge
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ough
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/oh/, /oo/, /uf/, /off/, /aw/, /ow/
though, through, rough, cough, thought, bough
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ai
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long a sound in the middle of a word as in pail, nail, pain, drain
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ur
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ur the ur of church
nurse
purse
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oo
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boot
foot
floor
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ir
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/er/ the /er/ of first
bird
birch
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ui
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fruit
suit
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ear
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/er/ /eer/
early, near,
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z
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as in buzz
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ea
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eat
head
bread
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wor
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/wer/ as in world, worship, work, word
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ng
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ring
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oa
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boat
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ee
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double e that always says
eeeeeeeeeeee
feet
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kn
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/n/
silent k
knee
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si
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/sh/
session
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ie
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field
pie
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igh
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high
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ey
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they
key
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eigh
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/a/
eight
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th
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think
this
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ph
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/f/
phone
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wr
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/r/
write
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ay
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long ay at the end of a word
play
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gh
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/g/ ghost
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ci
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/sh/
special
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ew
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grew
few
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gn
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silent g
/n/
sign
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k
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/k/ as in keep
always used to take the place of c by e, i, or y
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ch
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/ch/ /k/ /sh/
chair, charisma, chivalry
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f
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as in for
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d
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as in did
starts with a "doughnut" to distinguish from b and p
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c
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/k/ and /s/
ce, ci, cy, just say /s/
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j
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as in job
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h
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as in he
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y
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/y/ as a consonant-yellow
/e/ at the end of long words-baby
/i/ at the end of short words, by, my fly
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oe
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toe
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g
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/g/ and /j/
ge, gi, gy just say /j/
exceptions are get, girl
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ow
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1. ow as in owl
2. /oh/ as in snow
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ck
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/k/ at the end of a word
duck
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o
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1. hot
2. no
3. do
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when
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