SLA 106 Study Guide - Caillou, Escargot, Diphthong

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English examples vie, midi, lit, riz sit, did, with, this. There are 11 vowels & 3 diphthongs in english; 8 of these vowels also exist in french. Words that end in a silent -e are usually pronounced with a "long" vowel or diphthong. Notice that the pronunciation of the vowel is the same as the name of the letter when reciting the alphabet: cake [e] these [i] bike [aj] home [o] tube [u] I, buy, why, high, night dog, talk, caught, saw: yes [ , sit [ ] toy, boy, oil, soil. [o] play run cow late talk fruit man with men hat book want stove mouse goes sun help taught took queen cake. Some exceptions to the rules: rule: ea pronounced as [i]: speak, eat, sea, teach, leave, dear, fear, read (present) Ea can also be pronounced as [ ]: head, sweat, threat, read (past)

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