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Sound vs spelling

Vowel quality

• a in <wa> pronounced o
• o or oo pronounced u
• age pronounced ay or i or ar
• SQUARE vowel
• NURSE vowel

Consonant quality

• The zh in Asian and massage

Silent letters

• Silent vowels
• Silent H
• Silent L
• The g in ng

Unwritten consonants

• [j] before U (you vs ooh)

Voicing

• The two TH sounds