thief, pie
/E/ /I/ We say /E/ /I/ but we write I-E
hung
/ng/
they, key
/A/ /E/ that we DO use at the end of English words
badge, edge, fridge, lodge, judge
dge /j/ 3 letter /j/ used only after a single vowel /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/
boy
oy /oy/ that we DO use at the end of English words
saw
aw that we DO use at the end of English words
hatch, etch, stitch, blotch, clutch
/ch/, 3 letter /ch/, used after a single vowel /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/
veil, ceiling
/A/ /E/ that we DO NOT use at the end of English words
wrong
wr /r/ 2 letter /r/
boil
oi /oy/ that we DO NOT use at the end of English words
sauce
au that we DO NOT use at the end of English words
fruit
ui /oo/o the /oo/ of fruit
fight
igh /I/ 3 letter /I/
know
kn /n/ 2 letter /n/ used only at the beginning of a base word
though, through, tough, cough, thought, bough
ough /O/ /oo/ /uff/ /off/ /aw/ /ow/
waited, warmed, baked
/ed/ /d/ /t/
guess
gu /g/ 2 letter /g/
new, few
ew /oo/ /U/ that we DO use at the end of English words
gnaw, sign
gn /n/ used both at the beginning and end of a base word
nation
ti /sh/ tall letter /sh/ used at the beginning of syllables after the the first one
child, school, chef
/ch/ /k/ /sh/
weight
eigh 4 letter /A/
neutral, feud
eu /oo/ /U/ that we DO NOT use at the end of English words
graph
ph /f/ 2 letter /f/
mission, vision
si /sh/ /zh/ used at the beginning of syllables after the first one