Different letters – one sound
e.g. Letters ‘q’ ‘c’ ‘k’ - /k/ in quick, call, kid
One letter – different sounds
e.g. ‘i’- /ɪ/ in ink, /aɪ / in hind, /ɜː/ in irk
Combination of letters – one sound
e.g.‘wh’ /w/ in when, ‘ght’ /t/ in night,
‘gh’ /f/ in laugh
Letters – silent
e.g. bomber, almond, sign
ملاحظه هامه :
Do not necessarily have one to one sound correspondence
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