Vowels
I make the /a/ sound.
a
I make the first sound in ship.
sh
The final /f/ in cliff
ff
s / es
clip
clip
I make the /e/ sound.
e
I am a voiced consonant that is the first sound in them
th
the final /s/ in cactus
s
ing
then
then
I make the /i/ sound
i
I am an unvoiced consonant and it's the first sound in food.
f
The final /l/ in label
l
Add me to a base word to mean you've done something in the past.
ed
scan
scan
I make the long /A/ sound like in bacon.
open syllable A
I am a voiced consonant and it's the first sound in violin.
v
The final /s/ in mess
ss
Add me to a base word to mean I don't have any of the base word.
less
pack
pack
I make the long O sound like in rope
o-e
In America, I am a digraph that is pronounced the same as the letter w.
wh
The final l in farewell
ll
Add me to a base word to turn the base into a noun, and you have the quality of the base.
ness
also
also