Used after a non-“short” vowel or a consonant, except in plurals.
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Good Morning! Mashallah! The words are so useful. It would be useful and helpful if added a few more words so that we don’t have to search more.
Hi Safia, yes, I will be reviewing my lists in the coming fortnight and seeing how I can improve them, and adding morpheme-based lists so that my site is more helpful re word-building.
Hi Alison! I’m Moira’s sister, Jessica. Love your work! (Just PRAISE)
Why is house up there?
As the verb, I’m guessing? “We need to house the families that were evacuated during the bushfire.”
What about loose?
The last sound in ‘loose’ is /s/, not /z/. It’s listed here: https://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/s/se-as-in-house/
Really wish there was a good video for teaching about se/ze endings. they’re all really dry. I guess people stop making cute songs once spelling gets this tricky?!
Maybe it is a difference in accent – but my dictionary and I both seem to think that ‘grease’ has an ‘s’ sound
That’s true for the noun, but the Macquarie Dictionary says the verb can also be pronounced to rhyme with ‘please’, it says: “/griz/ (say greez) (greased, greasing), to put grease on; lubricate: he greased the axle but it did no good.” I spent my childhood being told to grease (greez) cake tins, but maybe this is an older pronunciation that’s now on its way out. I also have ‘grease’ on this page: http://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/s/se-as-in-house/