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Al"habet English uses the 26 character Roman alphabet. Aa Bb +, +biNn Oo +n- +.p +pi/0 +)'Rr +a1s 2t 3u +'45 +5i67 89 :y +7;< +<!Cc +si! +!iEe +i"# +#$g +!iHh +h,t%i +&' () Ll +l*m +m-

+!,- +),-

+s- +ti-

+!abl '- +)s-

#iacritics and Ligatures None S"elling Ho7 !i##erent phonemes are spelt. Pul$onic %onsonants &PA m n S"ellings m= mm= mb. mn n= nn= )n= gn= pn E'a$"les me!ia= mammoth= numb= hymn #unny= noon= )no7n= gnome= pneumatic

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ng= n be#ore +)-= ngue p a#ter s= pp p b= bb t a#ter s= th t= tt != !! c= cc= ) a#ter s= 0= c)= ch= 0ue )= c= c) g= gg= gh= gu= 9 h= 7h #= ##= gh= pph 5= 55= # th th s= c= ss= sc= ps <= s= 9= <<= ss sh= ti= ch= si= sch s= si= < h be#ore u r= rr= rh y= i= ng l= ll

sing= sin)= tongue spit= happy pat bat= rubber stac)= thyme tic)= latter !u!= la!!er act= account= s)it= 0uit= ac)no7le!ge= chrome= che0ue )ey= cat= tac) gone= bigger= ghoul= guar!= e9am ho7= 7ho #ree= scu##= rough= sapphire 5oice= sa55y= o# those then sale= century= mess= scythe= psychology <oo= has= 9ylophone= #u<<= scissors shin= election= machine= mission= sche!ule treasure= e5asion= a<ure human re!= parrot= rhino yes= onion= 5ignette lime= hall %o(articulated %onsonants

7 t !

7 7= u ch= tu= tch '= !'= !i= ge

7hen 7o7= 0uit chip= nature= batch 'am= a!'ecti5e= sol!ier= usage Si$"le )owels

u= o= oo= ou

un!o= son= #loo!= rough

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a= al= er= ea= ar a= ai e= u= ei= ai= ay

#ather= alms= sergeant= heart= car bat= plait pen= bury= hei#er= sai!= says

ear= air= are= ayer= air= ere= ayor bear= air= bare= prayer= stair= 7here= mayor i= e= ui= u= y= ie ee= ei= e= i= ie= ei= y ur= urr= er= ir= ear= or e= o= i= io oo= o= eue= oe= e7= ue= ou o= a or= a7= oa oo= u= oul= o bit= pretty= buil!= busy= nymph= sie5e seen= recei5e= e5il= maga<ine= siege= protein= city turn= burr= #ern= #ir= learn= 7orm ta)en= elo0uent= pencil= nation too= !o= 0ueue= shoe= spe7= true= you pot= 7asp torn= pa7= broa! coo)= pull= shoul!= 7omen #i"thongs

, , B B B

a= ay= ey= eig= eigh= ai= au= ey i= y= eye= ig= ais= uy= igh= ye oy= oi o7= ou= ough o= o7= ough= oe ear= ere= eer= ier ure= e7er

ape= !ay= hey= #eign= neigh= rain= gauge= grey hi5e= cry= eye= benign= aisle= guy= might= rye boy= oil no7= crou!= bough o5er= to7= !ough= hoe near= here= beer= tier cure= s)e7er *ri"hthongs

,B ayer B B , B BB o7er ire= uyer= iar= yre a7yer our= o7er

layer #ire= buyer= liar= tyre la7yer hour= co7er

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