| Spelling |
Example words with link to relevant wordlist
(bracketed words contain the spelling representing two sounds, not one)
|
| h |
heir, hour, honest |
| t |
ballet, buffet, nougat |
| qu
que |
conquer, liquor, mosquito
cheque, boutique, mosque |
| sc
sce |
adolescent, scene, muscle
coalesce, convalesce, reminisce |
| aer
aire
ere |
aerial, aerobics, aeroplane
millionaire, questionnaire, solitare
compere, derriere, premiere |
| rh |
rhino, rhubarb, rhyme
diarrhoea, haemmorrhoids |
| eau |
bureau, chateau, plateau |
| x |
Xerox, xylophone, bureaux, chateaux |
| th
bt
pt |
Thailand, Thomas, thyme
debt, doubt, subtle
pterodactyl, ptomaine, receipt |
| mb
mn |
combing, climber, plumber
autumn, column, solemn |
| lle |
Braille, gazelle, moselle |
| de
dh |
Adelaide, aide, blonde
dhal, jodhpurs, Riyadh |
| ne
nne |
airborne, caffeine, Melbourne
Anne, cayenne, julienne |
| z
zz |
Fitzroy, klutz, pretzel
pizza, mezzo, mozzarella |
| ke
kk
kh
cq
cqu
cch
q |
Bourke, Hawke, Guy Fawkes
Nikkei, Hanukkah, trekking
gymkhana, Kazakhstan, khaki
acquaint, acquit, acquire
lacquer, racquet
radicchio, saccharin, zucchini
burqa, Iraq, Nasdaq |
| eu |
deuce, Europe, feudal |
| che
sch |
avalance, niche, panache
pinscher, schlock, schnitzel |
| x
xc |
(auxiliary, exam, executive)
excellent, except, excited |
| l in vowel spellings |
calf, folk, salmon, should, walk |
| gn |
(champignons, gnocci, sauvignon) |
| oi
oir
oire |
(coiffeur, croissant, noisette)
(abbattoir, memoir, reservoir)
(armoire, Cote D’Ivoire, repertoire) |
| c
cc
ci |
arrivederci, bocconcini, cello
capuccino, fetuccine, focaccia
ciao |
| wh
j
x
kh |
whosoever, wholesome, whooping
Juan, jojoba, junta
Don Quixote
Khomeini |
| sse
ç
sth
ps
sw
tz |
crevasse, mousse
Curaçao, façade, garçon
asthma, isthmus
psychic, psychologist
answer, sword, Muswellbrook
waltz |
| s
ss
ci
ce
sci
shi
chsi |
asphalt, sugar, sure
assure, issue, tissue
appreciate, associate, concerto
crustacean, herbaceous, ocean
conscious, luscious, prosciutto
cushion, fashion
fuchsia |
| ss
si
ts/cz |
Aussie, dessert, scissors
business, hosiery
Tsar/Czar |
| fe
ffe
ft
u |
carafe
giraffe, pouffe
often, soften
lieutenant (UK pronunciation) |
| vv
w
ph |
civvies, divvy, skivvy
Ludwig, Wagner
Stephen |
| dj
di
gg |
adjective, adjourn, adjust
incendiary, soldier, subsidiary
exaggerate, suggest, veggies |
| ge
g
ti
z |
camouflage, collage, sabotage
aubergine, courgette, regime
equation
seizure |
| ngue |
harangue, meringue, tongue |
| mme
gm |
aerogramme, femme, programme
phlegm, diaphragm |
| pb |
Campbell, cupboard, raspberry |
| pe |
cantaloupe, troupe, Thorpe |
| ct
cht |
Connecticut, indict, victual
yacht |
| sl
sle |
island
aisle |
| ll
j |
maillot, tortillas
hallelujah |
| tth |
Matthew |
| x
xi
xe |
(luxury, sexual)
(anxious, complexion, crucifixion)
(annexe, axe, deluxe) |
| q |
(Qantas) |
| e
o
u
ea
ee |
England, pretty, college
women
busy
bream
breeches |
| o
oul
ou |
bosom, wolf, woman
could, would, should
couscous |
| ea
ee
ah
ao |
Eammon, Seamus, Yeats
Beethoven, fiancee, matinee
dahlia
gaol |
| er
au
aa
aar
arre
arrh |
clerk, Jervis Bay, sergeant
auntie, draughty, laughter
baa, salaam, Saab
aardvark, bazaar
bizarre
catarrh |
| eu
oux
ioux
ooh
oup |
lieu, rheumatism, sleuth
choux, roux
Sioux
ooh, Pooh
coup |
| ui
eau
uu |
nuisance, pursuit
beauty, beautiful
vacuum |
| eo
ei |
Geoff, leopard, jeopardy
heifer, leisure |
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