As we've been discussing in class, you cannot rely on English spelling to tell you how to pronounce words in English. There are many incidents when we don't pronounce a letter in a word, like:
debt- there's no b
climb- there's no b
indict- there's no c
apartment- there are no t's
colonel- has only one l sound and no o's
camera- there are no e's
clothes- there is no th
favorite- there is no o
However, there are also many words that have the same spelling (or same spelling of the vowels) but different pronunciations, like:
bass- /beys/ or /bæs/
sow- /sow/ or /saw/
cough- /kɑf/
bough- /baw/
Homework practice:
Many students say they would like to hear a recording of the homework before they record it. You can find such a recording here. I've included both my husband and myself recording English Spelling is Not Your Friend and my recording of the names homework. Enjoy and good luck!!
English Spelling is Not Your Friend and Other Miscellany- Teresa
English Spelling is Not Your Friend and Other Miscellany- Eric
Names Practice- Teresa
I hope that helps!
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