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Teacher Fernanda
 FAMOUS DANGEROUS
/s/ DELICIOUS FABULOUS

For words ending in... METICULOUS GORGEOUS

COURAGEOUS JEALOUS

ANXIOUS CURIOUS
_ous CAUTIOUS CONSCIOUS

AMBIGUOUS HUMOROUS

CONTINUOUS ENORMOUS
 BAPTISM
/zm/ CRITICISM
FEMINISM
For words ending in...
VANDALISM
TERRORISM
JOURNALISM
_sm TOURISM
CAPITALISM
NATIONALISM
RACISM
 MILEAGE
/d/ PACKAGE
ADVANTAGE
For words ending in...
COURAGE
DAMAGE
MARRIAGE
_age MANAGE /d/ or //
MORTGAGE
MESSAGE *GARAGE
GARAGE* MASSAGE
MIRAGE
 MAIL
/el/ JAIL
RAIL
For words ending in...
FAIL
NAIL
TAIL
_ail RETAIL
PREVAIL
COCKTAIL
BACKMAIL
 COMFORTABLE
/bl/ VARIABLE
REMARKABLE
For words ending in...
DESIRABLE
VEGETABLE
RELIABLE
_able MEMORABLE
INCREDIBLE
ADORABLE
AVAILABLE
 MEASURE
// TREASURE
PLEASURE
For words with...

_ea_ //
EACH
CHEAP
LEAF
 FUTURE
/r/ CULTURE
STORE
For words ending in...
LITERATURE
STRUCTURE
MORE
_re
 SUIT
/u/ CRUISE
JUICE
For words with...

_ui_
 ABOUT ALIKE
// ACCUSE ADJUST
ARRIVE
APART
AWAKE
AGREE AWAY
In the
ADMIT ASLEEP
BEGINNING
ADVISE ACCORDING
of words
ANNOY ACKNOWLEDGE
AFFAIR
ALIVE
ASIDE
 RAIN
/ e / PAIN
CHAIN
For words with...
GAIN
PAIN

_ai_ JANE
LANE
_a_e NAME
 AUGUST AWFUL
// AUCTION AWESOME
AUTUMN LAW
For words with...
PAUSE JAW
CAUSE RAW
EXHAUSTED DAWN
au APPLAUSE YAWN

aw
 FLEW
/u/ KNEW
CREW
For words ending in...
CHEW
NEW
GLUE*
_ew TISSUE /iu/
ISSUE
_ue CUE
RESCUE
ARGUE
 Vowels ea

// /i/
WEATHER
LEATHER LEADER
BEAR BEER
BREATH (n.) BREATHE (v.)
THREAD
SPREAD
WEALTH
HEALTH
MEASURE LEASURE
 Vowels ee, ea, i

/i/ //
SHEEP SHIP
FEET FIT
SLEEP SLIP
CHEAP CHIP
SHEET SHIT
REACH RICH
LEAST LIST
HEAL HILL
SEAT SIT
 Vowel i

// / ai /
LIVE (v.) LIVE
FISH
FIFTY FIVE
LIT LIGHT
MIDDLE MICE
FILL FILE
 // "ING": FINGER, RING, HINGE

"ILL" : ILL, HILL, MILL, FILL

For syllables ending "IN" : CHIN, BIN, SPIN, INPUT

in...
"ICK" : LICK, THICK
_ing
_ill "ING" : STRING, WALKING, THING

_ick "ISS" : MISS, HISS,

_iss "ISH" : FISH
_ish
"IT" : FIT, KNIT
_it
_ink "INK" : WINK, LINK
 "IKE" LIKE, BIKE
/ ai / "INE" LINE, WINE, SHINE

For syllables ending "IFE" LIFE, WIFE, STRIPE

in...
_ike "IDE" WIDE, STRIDE, HIDE
_ine
_ife "IGHT" FIGHT, LIGHT
_ide
"ILE" WHILE, MILE
_ight
_ile "ITE" TO WRITE, KITE
_ite
_ire "IRE" TO FIRE, HIRE, TIRED
 / ai / or / /

"i" "ive" "ind" "is"

/ai/ /ai/ /ai/ /ai/
ivy, ivory, five, jive to find, blind, island
item kind

/i/ /i/ /i/ /i/

imagination to live the wind Islam
 / ai / or / /

"ice" "ise" consonant + i

/ai/ /ai/ /ai/

ice, price to rise microscope,
fibre,
/i/ /i/ migrants
notice, novice to promise

If the word stress is on If the word stress is on the /i/

the syllable, it syllable, it is pronounced /ai/,
is pronounced /ai/, otherwise it is /i/. liver, pigeons,
otherwise it is /i/. litre, liberation,
miracle
 Letter ir

/ r /
FIRST
THIRD
BIRD
GIRL
SIR
CIRCLE
CIRCUS
 Vowels a, e

// // / ei /
EGG APPLE APE
LEFT LAUGH STEAK
HEAD HAD WAKE
SAID SAD
SET SAT
MET
BEAR
 Letter o

// // //
COLOR BOSS or /bs/ HOT COLLAR
COUNTRY NOT
STORE DOG
COLLEGE
MONKEY
FLOOR BOX COMMON
MONEY
THOUGHT LOG HONEST
FLOOD
BODY
BLOOD BOUGHT POSSIBLE
COPY
LOVE SOCK ROBBER
GLOVE DOT PROJECT (n.)
DONE ROCK
PROGRESS
DOVE ODD (US)
 Letter o

/ o / / /
KNOW STOVE
PROGRAM
PROGRESS
GO
 Letters oo and u

// /u/ //
BLOOD BOOT LOOK, COOK, BOOK
FLOOD FOOD FOOT, STOOD
FOOL WOOL, WOOD
LUCK TOOTH FULL, NULL
SUPPER SUPER PUSH, PULL
MUD MOOD CUSHION
GUN SCHOOL COULD, SHOULD
CULTURE