How Do You Know It's English?
know
<kn>
ski
ends in <i>
chef, chivalry
<ch> ~ /ʃ/
graph
<ph>
cent
<c> before <e>
wrong
haiku
ends in <u>
hour, honest
The silent <h>.
<y> in the middle
sure
<s> before <u>
fight
<igh>
raccoon
double <cc>
garage, triage
The <-age> suffix, especially pronounced as [ɑʒ]
rhino
<rh>
action
<t> before <i>
laugh
<ugh>
volcano
ends in <o>
barrette, vinaigrette, cigarette
The <-ette> suffix.
geometry
connecting vowel letter <o>
special
<c> before <i>
drive ~ drove
strong verb
yak
<k> instead of <ck>
beauteous, tableau
The <eau> trigraph.
psychic
the zeroed initial <p>
graduate
<d> before <u>