Spoken English II- [uJ ao in pharaoh, au in chauffeur, eau in beau, eo in yeoman,
ew in sew, ewe in sewed, 0 in post, oa in oats, oe in doe, 00 in
brooch, ou in soul, ow in know - [] a in brilliant, eo in dungeon, io in cushion, 0 in motion, iou
in conscious, oi in tortoise, eu in amateur, u in suffice, oa in
cupboard, ou in viscous, e in condiment
PI-tONETic VALUE of I-tETERic CONSONANT COMbiNATioNS
Nearly all-consonant combinations in the present heteric spelling
have multiple sound values, despite the fact that defenders of this
spelling point to the consonant letters as having fairly constant
values.'-~
- b: [b] in be, mute in lamb
- c: [k] in can, [s] in cell, [S] in special, mute in yacht
- ch: [tS] in chain, [dZ] in spinach, [k] in architect, [S] in chef,
mute in yacht - d: [t] in sucked, [d] in deep, [dZ] in soldier, mute in handker-
chief - f: [f] in foe, [v] in of, mute in stiff
- g: [dZ] in gem, [g] in geese, [Z] in rouge, mute in gnaw
- gh: [p] in hiccough, [g] in ghost, [f] in laugh, mute in straight
- h: [h] in hat, [] in eighth
- j: [dZ] in just
- k: [k] in kill, mute in know
- 1: [1] in lace, mute in salmon
- m: [m] in am, mute in mnemonics
- n: [n] in can, [] in fmger, mute in hymn
- p: [p] in pity, mute in cupboard