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Introduction to Health Science
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Spelling Sounds Like Phonetic Representation Example Phonetic Spellings
eu Freud oy frOYD
eu euthanize yu YU-thuh-nIz
eur entrepreneur yur ahn-truh-pruhn-NUR
ew sew oh SOH
ey whey ay WAY
g (hard) garage, gust g gah-RAHJ, GUHst
g (soft) giant j JI-ant
gh laugh f LAf
gh (silent h) ghost g GOHst
gn gnat n NAt
i (long) iris, hive I I-rihs, hIv
i (schwa) pencil uh PEHN-suhl
i (short) it, pin ih IHt, PIHn
ia cilia ee-uh SIHL-ee-uh
ia giant I JI-ant
ia pneumonia yuh noo-MOHN-yuh
ie field ee FEEld
ie die I dI
igh sigh I sI
ine machine een muh-SHEEN
ir sir er SER
k look k LUHWk
kn knife n NIf
le fiddle, puzzle uhl FIH-duhl, PUH-zuhl
ng range nj RAYnj
nk ink ngk IHngk
o (long) open, yoke oh OH-pehn, YOHk
o (o)
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wrong aw RAWng
o (schwa) tension uh TEHN-shuhn
o (short) hot, rock ah HAHt, RAHk
oa cloak oh KLOHk
oe amoeba ee uh-MEE-buh
oi oil, voice oy OY-l, VOYs
oo (long) moon, food oo MOOn, FOOd
oo (schwa) blood uh BLUHd
oo (short) book uhw BUHWk
or work, doctor er WERk, DAHK-ter
or order or OR-der
ou you ew Yew
ou acoustic oo uh-KOO-stihk
ou house, out ow HOWs, OWt
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