Unit 1:
Spelling: /i:/
“ee” tree, sweet
“ea” eat, speak /i:/
“e” be, these /i:/
Some other spellings
“i” policeman /i:/
“eo” people /i:/
“ei” ceiling /i:/
“ie” piece /i:/
Unit 2:
Spelling: /ɪ/
“i” finish, window /ɪ/
“y” very, study /ɪ/
Some other spellings
“e” example, because /ɪ/
“u” minute /ɪ/
“ee” coffee /ɪ/
“ay” Monday /ɪ/
Unit 3:
Spelling: /e/
“e” pen, hotel
Some other spellings
“ea” heavy, ready
“a” any, many
“ie” friend
“ai” again
Unit 4:
Spelling: /æ/
The sound /æ/ is always written with the letter “a” angry, taxi
Unit 5:
Spelling: /ʌ/
“u” cut, hut
Some other spellings
“oe” does
“ou” cousin
“o” love, onion, money, London, other
Unit 6:
Spelling: /ɑː/
“a” father, ask
Some other spellings
“au” aunt
“al” half
“ear” heart
“ar” star
Unit 8:
Spelling: /ɒ/
“o” on, stop
Some other spellings
“a” want, what
“au” because
Unit 9:
Spelling: /ɔː/
“aw” Dawn
“or” cord
“a” ball
“augh” daughter
Unit 10:
Spelling: /ʊ/
“oo” foot, good
“u” push, put
Some other spellings
“o” woman
Unit 11:
Spelling: /u:/
“u” music
“oo” food
Some other spellings
“o” do
“ou” you
“ui” fruit
“oe” shoe
“ew” new
“wo” two
“ough” through
Unit 12:
/ɜ:/ girl
Spelling: /ɜ:/
“ur” turn
“or” worm
“ir” bird
“er” fern
Unit 13:
Schwa /ə/ camera
Spelling: /ə/
Wəs she dreaming?
Yes, she was.
The sound /ə/ is usually written with the letters:
“a” (again, woman)
“o” (today, police)
“e” (open, quiet)
“er” (water, mother)
Some words have the sound /ə/ when weakly stressed.
“a” am / a / an / and / as / at / shall
“o” for / from / of / to
“e” the / them
! i (mid i) Turkish i (Ali)
Consonant + y = i (mid)
Exercise:
sister /sɪstə/ 1./ɪ/ 2./ə/
nurse /nɜ:s/ 1./ɜ:/
berry 1./e/ 2./i/
pepper 1./e/ 2./ə/
board /bɔ:d/ 1./ɔ:/
cheese /tʃi:z/ 1./i:/
evening /i:vnɪŋ/ 1./i:/ 2./ɪ/
travel /trævəl/ 1./æ/ 2./ə/
absent /æbsənt/ 1./æ/ 2./ə/
sandwich /sænwɪdʒ/ 1./æ/ 2./ɪ/
computer /kəmpju:tə/ 1./ə/ 2./u:/ 3./ə/
Unit 15 /eɪ/ male
“a” + consonant(s) + vowel (take, make, fate)
“ay” play, stay
“ai” wait
“ey” grey
“ea” break
“eigh” eight
Unit 16 /aɪ/ fine
“i” + consonant + vowel time
“y” sky, by, my
Other Spellings:
“igh” high
“ey” eye
“ie” lie
“uy” buy
Unit 17 /ɔɪ/ boy
“oi” noise, join
“oy” boy, toy
Unit 18 /aʊ/ house
“ou” about
“ow” down
Unit 19 /əʊ/ phone
“o” go, old
“oa” boat
“aw” know
Unit 20 /ɪə/ year
“ea” dear, ear
“ere” here
Unit 21 /eə/ chair
“are” square
“ere” where
Other spellings:
“eir” their
“ear” wear