THIRD CATEGORY
vision, collision climber, bomb, bomber,
-PH- sounds /f/
phone, photographer, physician,
autograph, graphic, paragraph,
Christopher, Sophia,
headphone, Philip, physical,
Joseph,
Phyllis, pharmacy,
Ralph, phantom, microphone,
sphere, telephone, atmosphere,
nephew, elephant, dolphin,
orphan, hyphen, pheasant,
prophet, Phoenix, triumph,
phrase, Geography, Alphabet,
phase
-TURE- sounds /cher/
picture, capture
mixture, rapture
fixture, fracture
scripture, manufacture
puncture, denture
rapture, venture
culture, adventure
structure, lecture
pasture, furniture
stature, literature
vulture, nature
sculpture, future
-TION- sounds /shun/
action, addition
fraction, ambition
subtraction, condition
attraction, education
nation, examination
station, population
relation, operation
creation, rotation
situation, formation –
information,
decoration, multiplication
invitation, preparation
conversation, destruction
presentation, solution
repetition, intention
intention, correction
connection, competition
motion, position
exhibition, selection
SI sounds /sh/ plumber, debt
revision, decision bombing, bombs
division, precision Exceptions:
television, incision bombard, combine, crumble,
conclusion, invasion dumbo
exclusion, occasion Silent W
inclusion, erosion wrist, wring, answer
confusion, explosion, Asia write, wrote, writing, wriggle,
SU sounds /sh/ sword, wrestle
sugar, pressure written, wrap, toward
pleasure, insurance, sure wrinkle, wrong
TI sounds /sh/ wrench, wreck
patient, initial Silent K
impatient, partial knit, knot, knight
patience, essential knife, knock
influential, confidential knight, knob, kneel, knelt
CI sounds /sh/ knee, know, knew, known
special, optician knuckle, knowledge, asked
especially, politician silent G
official, musician sign, campaign
artificial, physician design, resign
financial, suspicion resign, foreigner
crucial, social consign, diaphragm
racial, ancient Silent S
facial, sufficient Scissors, scent
deficient, scene, science
SS sounds /sh/ silent C
Russia, mission, muscle - fascinated
passion, mission, Silent L
admission, permission, talk, chalk, folk
omission, submission, yolk, half, calf, island
commission, transmission, Silent T
remission, confession, listen, moisten, catch,
possession, concession, fasten, whistle, chestnut
procession, progression wrestle, castle, Christmas
profession, oppression apostle, often, kitchen,
impression, expression mortgage, mustn´t, soften,
repression, digression watch
succession, obsession FRENCH ORIGIN
depression, aggression ballet, buffet, chalet, crochet,
passion, compassion debut, depot, gourmet, valet
discussion, conclusion Silent H
Silent Honest, ghost, honor,
hour, exhibit, rhythm
Letters: rhyme, rhinoceros, Thomas,
Silent B
Theresa, ghetto, heir, what,
Dumb, lamb
when, weather, why, while,
Numb, limb
white, why, Oprah,
Thumb, comb
Crumb, climb
tomb – doubt
Silent CH
yacht
Silent L
balm, almond, calf, calm, chalk, colonel, could, folks, half, Lincoln, palm, psalm, salmon, salve, should, could,
would, talk, walk, stalk
Silent M
mnemonic
Silent N
autumn, damn, hymn, solemn
Silent P
corps, coup, cupboard, pneumonia, receipt, psalm, pseudonym, psychiatrist, raspberry
Silent D
handkerchief, handsome, madam (ma´am), Wednesday
silent TH
Asthma
Consonant Ending – th
Clothes, depths, lengths, months, cloth, clothing
GH sounds /f/
rough
tough
laugh
enough
cough

Consonant WH
Who – Whom – Whose

Soft g, when “g” is followed For words that end with dge,
by e, i, y, “g” sounds like “j” “g” has a ”j” sound. The final
“e” (dge) does not affect the
age general vowel sound; (the Magic “e”
bandage gentle package rule does not apply).
cage germ page
badge fidget
damage hinge stage
bridge fudge ledge
danger language strange
budge gadget lodge
emergency luggage stranger
budget grudge nudge
garbage manage teenager
cartridge hedge pledge
giant giraffe tragic dodge judge ridge
gigantic margin edge knowledge smudge
gingersnap magic
gym gymnasium smudge
gymnastics gypsy stingy
GE-
emergency
Agent budget angel danger
gem
germ legend ingest
generate gentle urgent age cage
engage wage huge bridge dodge
nudge fledge cartridge knowledge grudge
ridge bilge cringe plunge dislodge
challenge fringe sledge orange smudge
singe forge hinge discharge emerge
enlarge urge gorge large

GI:
agile allergic apologize contagious digit
gist digitize eligible giraffe engine
engineer fragile ginseng fugitive fungi
giant margin gigantic imagination gingerly
legion legislature logic hygiene illegible
original plagiarize religion strategic longitude
vigilant vigilante surgical tragic region

biologist cardiologist cosmetologist ecologist

-ologist
entomologist etymologist geologist musicologist ophthalmologist
ornithologist psychologist zoologist

archeological astrological biological chronological

-ological
etiological geological ideological meteorological mythological
neurological pathological physiological psychological technological

GY
allergy clergy gyp edgy elegy
energy gym gyroscope lethargy gymnastic
sludgy metallurgy panegyrical liturgy prodigy
trilogy Egypt Gypsy stingy synergy

-logy

analogy anthology ideology apology biology

climatology doxology ecology etiology geology
meteorology mythology paleontology parapsychology ichthyology
 pharmacology phonology seismology physiology tautology
volcanology zoology theology
conscientious monstrous
credulous malicious
-OUS cutaneous poisonous
abstemious contagious obvious
atrocious delicious nutritious
audacious delirious numerous
acephalous envious precious
rebellious disastrous serious
anonymous fabulous previous
autotomous furious prestigious
adventurous famous predacious
advantageous fallacious prodigious
blasphemous fastidious prosperous
ambitious generous spacious
ridiculous glamourous vicious
righteous hilarious victorious
rigorous homogenous vigorous
cancerous ingenious voluminous
capricious insectivorous voluptuous
cautious jealous voracious
conscious hematophagous virtuous
conspicuous nauseous unenvious
dangerous luxurious

-IOUS furious
obvious various
dubious precarious
bilious nefarious
copious supercilious
curious