The 44 Sounds Note that the 44 sounds (phonemes) have multiple spellings (graphemes) and only the most common ones have been provided in this summary. 20 Vowel Sounds 6 Short Vowels a e i o u oo u cat leg sit top rub book put 6 Long Vowels ai ee ie oe ow oo ay ea igh ue paid bee pie toe moon tray beat high flow cue 3 R-Controlled Vowels ar er ir or ur car her bird cork hurt 6 Other Vowels ow ou oy oi eer air our ear ere cow boy deer hair tour out void near there 1 Unstressed Vowel SCHWA trumpet across suppose
The 44 Sounds Note that the 44 sounds (phonemes) have multiple spellings (graphemes) and only the most common ones have been provided in this summary. 20 Vowel Sounds 6 Short Vowels a e i o u oo u cat leg sit top rub book put 6 Long Vowels ai ay ee ea ie igh oe ow oo ue paid tray bee beat pie high toe flow moon cue 3 R-Controlled Vowels ar er ir ur or car her bird hurt cork 6 Other Vowels ow ou oy oi eer ear air ere our cow out boy void deer near hair there tour 1 Unstressed Vowel SCHWA trumpet across suppose
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