Pronunciation: Same consonant digraphs pronounced differently
Consonant digraphs (i.e. 2-letter sequences) are pronounced differently in different words.
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digraph |
phoneme |
example |
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ch |
ʧ |
child, chew, chalk, recharge |
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k |
chlorine, charisma, chemistry, stomach, mechanic(al), monarch, archeology, ache, chaos, Christmas, echo, to abolish the monarchy |
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ʃ |
chic, machine, Chicago, Michigan, chauffeur, cliché, champagne, moustache, chef, schedule |
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gh |
g |
ghost, spaghetti |
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f |
tough, laugh, enough |
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|
(silent) |
through, though, caught |
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th |
θ |
thin, think, thing, Thursday, theatre, thousand, three, throw, through, throat, thrift, birthday, healthy, wealthy, filthy, fifth, sixth, eighth, strength, length, month, thank, thigh, thick bath, breath, wreath, cloth, teeth, loath |
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ð |
the, this, that, these, those, then, thus bathe, breathe, wreathe, clothe, teethe, loathe mother, father, brother, other, another, bother, together, gather, either, neither, leather, whether, feather, rather |
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t |
Thomas, Thames, Thompson, Anthony, Chatham |
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qu |
kw |
quick, queen, quite, quiet, quality, question, quest, quarter, aqua |
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k |
cheque, mosquito, clique, plaque |