| Spelling |
Example words with link to relevant wordlist
(bracketed words contain the spelling representing two sounds, not one)
|
| -c |
traffic, panic, music |
| cc |
account, moccasins, soccer |
| c- |
acid, celery, centipede |
| k |
kennel, kickboard, Kylie (column 5) |
| k |
koala, okay, skating (column 7) |
| g |
gentle, magic, clergy |
| g |
forget, forgive, target |
| -dg- |
badger, budgie, dodgem |
| gu- |
disguise, guitar, guard |
| -gue |
league, fatigue, catalogue (US catalog) |
| gh |
ghost, gherkin, spaghetti |
| -ti- |
affection, construction, Eygptian |
| -si- |
comprehension, tension, mansion |
| -si- |
Asia, confusion, erosion |
| -ci- |
ancient, facial, precious |
| -ssi- |
concussion, discussion, permission |
| Adding Latin endings |
erode-erosion, transmit-transmission, face-facial, clinic-clinician. |
| ch |
chemist, echidna, school |
| ch |
chef, chute, machine |
| ch |
bachelor, ostrich, spinach (column 3) |
| ph |
graph, gopher, phone |
| ou |
country, couple, trouble |
| -st- |
castle, Christmas, fasten |
| -tte |
barette, cassette, serviette |
| -m |
criticism, heroism, prism (column 2) |
| dropped syllables |
aspirin, chocolate, Wednesday |
| UK/US verbs |
burnt/burned, leant/leaned, spilt/spilled |
| to e or not to e |
ageing/aging, glueing/gluing, liveable/livable |
| -ll- or -l- |
counselling (US counseling), quarrelled (US quarreled), travelling (US traveling) |
| -l or -ll |
enrol (US enroll), fulfil (US fulfill), instil (US instill) |
| -ise or -ize |
apologise (US apologize), criticise (US criticize), recognise (US recognize) |
| -ce or -se |
defence (US defense), licence (US license), practice (US practise) |
| ae or e |
algae, faeces (US feces), mediaeval (US medieval) |
| oe or e |
amoeba (US ameba), foetus (US fetus), phoenix (US phenix) |
| US/UK spellings |
aluminium/aluminum, cosy/cozy, grey/gray, plough/plow |
| US/UK vocab |
nappy/diaper, holiday/vacation, truck/lorry |
| Only in pairs |
binoculars, secateurs, tweezers |
| -gi- |
contagious, hygiene, region |
| gn |
gnat, gnome, sign |
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