| back |
băk |
/bæk/ |
/k/ spelled ck after short /ă/ |
CVC pattern; short ă + digraph ck |
| black |
blăk |
/blæk/ |
Initial blend bl- + /k/ spelled ck |
CCVC pattern; liquid blend bl- + short ă |
| check |
chěk |
/tʃɛk/ |
Digraph ch- + /k/ spelled ck |
Digraph ch + short ĕ + ck |
| sick |
sĭk |
/sɪk/ |
/k/ spelled ck after short /ĭ/ |
CVC pattern; voiceless alveolar fricative s- |
| clock |
klŏk |
/klɒk/ |
Initial blend cl- + /k/ spelled ck |
CCVC pattern; hard c + liquid l + short ŏ |
| luck |
lŭk |
/lʌk/ |
/k/ spelled ck after short /ŭ/ |
CVC pattern; liquid initial l- + short ŭ |
| quick |
kwĭk |
/kwɪk/ |
qu- (/kw/) + /k/ spelled ck |
Digraph qu + short ĭ + ck |
| off |
ôf / ŏf |
/ɔːf/ |
/f/ spelled ff after short vowel |
VC pattern; floss rule double ff at word end |
| class |
klăs |
/klæs/ |
Blend cl- + /s/ spelled ss |
CCVCC pattern; floss rule double ss after short ă |
| pass |
păs |
/pæs/ |
/s/ spelled ss after short /ă/ |
CVCC pattern; voiceless bilabial stop p- + ss |
| less |
lĕs |
/lɛs/ |
/s/ spelled ss after short /ĕ/ |
CVCC pattern; floss rule double ss after short ĕ |
| miss |
mĭs |
/mɪs/ |
/s/ spelled ss after short /ĭ/ |
CVCC pattern; bilabial nasal m- + double ss |
| you |
yo͞o |
/juː/ |
/o͞o/ spelled ou |
Palatal approximant y- + /o͞o/ spelled ou |
| your |
yôr |
/jɔːr/ |
/ō/ spelled ou + r |
R-controlled vowel; possessive pronoun |
| our |
owr |
/aʊər/ |
/ow/ spelled ou + r |
Diphthong /ow/ spelled ou; homophone with hour |
| hour |
owr |
/aʊər/ |
Silent h- + /ow/ spelled ou |
Homophone with our; unit of time |
| are |
är |
/ɑːr/ |
Open broad /är/ spelled are |
Homophone/near-homophone with our |