Phonemes: Spelling + examples

“ea” - ear, dear, near, year…

- beer, here
/iə/
“ai”; “ay”; “ey” – pain; play, away, they, aim…
“a” + consonant + silent “e” – same, name, case, bake..
/ei/
“ei” + g /n - weigh , neighbour, vein…

/ʊə/ - poor, tour, sure…

/ɔi/ “oi” ; “oy”- noise, toy , enjoy, join…

/əʊ/ “o” +V + silent “e” – nose, phone, rope, home…

“oa” – boat, roast, coat…
o + ld – cold, old, soldier

/eə / “ai” - hair, air, chair

- their, there

/ai/ “i” “y” – ice, my

“i” + consonant + silent “e” - bite, fine, mine
“i” + gh / ld /nd - wild; find; sight
- eye,
/aʊ/ “o” + w –how, town, now, Ow!
“ou” - found, amount, cloud, out

The last time we saw that movie was six months ago
We haven’t ....................................................................................
I haven’t seen your wife for a long time.
It’s ....................................................................................
It’s ages since I last visited Russia
I ....................................................................................
I haven't talked to George for four weeks.
It's........................................................................................
I haven’t read a novel for two months.
It’s..............................................................................................
I haven’t been to a football match for ages.
It’s years.....................................................................................
We came to live in La Coruña four years ago.
We have...........................................................................................
I smoked my last cigarette last year.
I haven’t smoked..............................................................................
I haven't been to an art gallery for three years.