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DIPHTHONGS (1)
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Section 1 ‘a’ - /
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Section 2 ‘ai / ay’ - /
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a). tale race gale pace brave game lame wave date ace shake shame
te l re s e l pe s bre v e m le m we v de t e s e k e m
take cake lake pane mane lane face base crate crane cape knave
b). potato volcano tornado halo pater flavour labour nature
p te t v l ke n t ne d he l pe t fle v le b ne t
cater major baker baking caking lacy abating zany mania salient
c).
chamber cambric hatred vagrant fragrant matron apricot matrix
t e mb ke mbr k he tr d ve rnt
patriot sacred
d). bathe scathe spathe swathe pathos
be ske spe
a). aid laid sail pail bail hail mail main saint faint paint claim bait
e d le d se l pe l
b). daisy dainty sailor daily maiden raisin
de zi de nti se l
c). gay day say pray array stay hay may pay ray way clay away
e de se pre re ste
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Section 3 ‘eigh’- /
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Section 4 ‘ei / eig’- /
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Section 5 ‘é / et’- /
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Section 6 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words
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Section 7 ‘i’ - /
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sleigh weigh eight freight weight neighbour sleigh neigh
sle we e t fre t we t
break steak great
bre k ste k re t
a). bribe tribe ice price shine dice bride pride life spike strife mile file
bra b tra b a s pra s a n da s bra d
b). hind bind rind wind (
‘turn’ v.
) kind mind grind behind find rind
ha nd ba nd ra nd wa nd
a). heinous beige rein reindeer sheikh veil
he n s be re n
b). feign reign deign
fe n re n
a). fiancé coupé café cliché
f
nse ku pe kæfe kl e
b). sachet ricochet beret ballet bouquet chalet gourmet
sæ e r k e bere bæle
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Section 8 ‘y / ye’ - /
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Section 9 ‘igh / ig’ - /
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Section 10 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words
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Section 11 CONTRAST /
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æ
æ
æ
alien
ally
pater
pater
cape
cap
salient
Sally
halo
hallow
mane
Man
baking
bake
backing
shaming shame
sham
shaking
shake
shacking
spiting
spite
spitting
c). wild blithe writhe child mild whilst Christ
wa ld bla ra t a ld
eiderdown either neither
a d da n a
na
a). cry dry fly my why imply apply supply
kra dra fla ma
b). style rhyme thyme tyke c). bye dye rye stye wye
sta l ra m ba da ra
a). nigh high sigh thigh bright right might light fight
na ha sa #a
b). assign benign align design resign ensign
sa n b na n la n d za n
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Section 12 CONTRAST /
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Mikey
Micky
piker
picker
bile
bill
miler
miller
icy
Issy
Iles
ills
pining
pine
pinning
sliming
slime
slimming
riding
ride
ridding
biter
bite
bitter
liking
like
licking
diner
dine
dinner
biding
bide
bidding
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Section 13 ‘oy’ - /
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Section 14 ‘oi’ - /
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boy coy joy cloy toy buoy enjoy oyster employ destroy corduroy
b k d kl t b n d st
point joint broil voice void avoid oil voice toilet rejoice boil soil
p nt d nt br l v s v d
toil coin join loin noise
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Section 15 ‘o’ - /
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Section 16 ‘oa’ - /
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Section 17 ‘ow’ - /
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a). robe code mode bloke stroke home bone stone dope slope rose
r b k d m d bl k st k h m
prose dose rote vote
b). coda coma aroma solar opal oval total vocal local polar
k d k m r mv s l
pl
vl t tl
sober odour pony bony component opponent over rover lonely
c). no go ho fro pro so hallo cherrio total motto lotto homo
n
h fr pr s h l
potato torpedo piano tobacco tango ratio
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te t t pi d pi æn
d). gross engross most host comb loth both sloth ghost post roll
r s n r s m st h st k m l # b #
stroll scroll
boast boat coach coax coast hoax goat foam load loaf oat broach
b st b t k t k ks k st h ks
a). bow (
‘a weapon’
) blow crow flow glow grow know row (
‘line’
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b bl kr fl l
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Section 18 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words
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Section 19 ASSIMILATION: /
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Section 20 CONTRAST /
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Tony
Johnny
bony
bonnie
folio
folly
moly
Molly
a). bolt colt holt volt revolt old bold fold hold scold told mold
b
lt k
lt h
lt v
lt r v
lt
ld
b). soul mould shoulder boulder moult poultry
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l m
ld
ld
c). coal foal goal shoal
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l f
l
l
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mow (
‘cut grass’
) slow snow stow sow (
‘plant’
) throw tow grown known
m sl sn st s
mown own sown grown flown
b). callow fallow hallow shallow mellow tallow yellow willow
kæl fæl hæl æl mel
hollow arrow sparrow follow borrow furrow burrow harrow
folk yolk although though dough don’t won’t
f k j k l
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a pony
upon
Sony
sonic
bogus
Boggy
Poland
Holland
coca
cocker
odour
odder
coma
comma
holy
holly
Oprah
opera
Polish
Pole
polish
hoping
hope
hopping
choking
choke
chocking
boding
bode
body
Section 21 CONTRAST /
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so
saw
boat
bought
coke
cork
phone
faun
note
nought
hole
hall
row
raw
loan
lawn
low
law
snow
snore
close
claws
coal
call
Pole
Paul
foal
fall
goal
gall
wold
walled
bold
bald
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Section 22 CONTRAST / / vs. /
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not
note
nought
cock
coke
cork
fox
forks
folks
odd
awed
ode
sod
sword
sowed
cod
cord
code
cot
caught
coat
tot
taught
tote
Lod
lord
load
tod
*toured
toad
non
Norn
known
Bonn
born
bone
pons
pawns
pones
ox
orcs
oaks
chock
chalk
choke
wok
walk
woke
box
balks
Boakes
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Section 23 ‘ow’ - /
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reading. Complete missing transcriptions.
bow (
‘bend’
) cow how now row (
‘quarrel’
) prow vow sow (
‘swine’
) brown
ba ka ha na ra pra va sa bra n
clown town crown gown crowd mow (
‘grimace’
) down drown frown
fowl prowl allow avow endow powder
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Section 24 ‘ou’ - /
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Section 25 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words
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Section 26 CONTRAST /
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a
poach
pouch
oat
out
no
now
bow
bough
load
loud
blows
blouse
a boat
about
hoe
how
goat
gout
row
row
phoned
found
dote
doubt
tones
towns
tow
Tao
mow
Mao
goer
Gower
bout blouse clout count doubt found gout scout sound proud mound
ba t bla y kla t ka nt da t fra nd a t ska t sa nd pra d ma nd
wound (vb.) vouch south noun ounce bounce stout round mount
wa nd
profound about council counter
bough plough slough (‘
bog
’) drought
ba pla sla dra t