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Introduction to Health Science
Spelling Sounds Like Phonetic Representation Example Phonetic Spellings
ou (schwa) tough uh TUHf
ough thought aw THAWt
ough cough awf KAWf
ough through ehw thREHw
ough though oh THOH
ous mucous uhs MYU-kuhs
ow grow oh GROH
oy boy oy BOY
ph phone f FOHn
pn pneumonia n noo-MOHN-yuh
qu quick kw KWIHk
s say, mist s SAY, MIHst
s bones z BOHnz
s pleasure zh PLEH-zher
si tension sh TEHN-shuhn
si Asia, abrasion zh AY-zhuh, uh-BRAY-zhuhn
tch match ch MACH
ti motion sh MOH-shuhn
u (long—1) cute yu KYUt
u (short/schwa) cup uh KUHp
u (long—2) rule oo ROOl
ue blue oo BLOO
ui guide I GId
ui build ih BIHld
ui fruit oo fROOt
ur burn er BERn
ur urinalysis yur yur-ih-NAL-ih-sihs
uy buy I BI
wh what, which w WAHt,WIHch
wr wrong r RAWng
x ax ks AHks
x xylophone z ZI-loh-fohn
y (consonant) yes y YEHs
y (long E) reality ee ree-AL-ih-tee
y (long I) cycle I SI-kuhl
y (short I) hymn ih HIHm
yn larynx ngk LAIR-ihngks
z zoology z zoo-AH-loh-jee