y [AI]
cry, by, bye, try, fly, fry, rye, pry, my, dye, why, thy, sky, sly
- I try not to cry when I fly.
- They dye my hair, but they don't pry.
- "Bye, bye," I cry when they fly in the sky.
- You fry thy own fish.
- Why will you pry into my notes.
- By the rye lies the mulburry tree.
- The kids play on the sly.
ei [AI]
Klein, Steinbeck, Schneider
He loves wearing Calvin Klein jeans.
John Steinbeck wrote a famous novel.
Schneider tries not to fly so high.
ow [OU]
wow, owl, bow, gown, clown, brown, clown, frown
- "Wow!" I said.
- An owl flies over my head.
- Bow and say good morning.
- I am wearing a night gown.
- He likes brown markers.
- A clown pries into my letters.
- She frowns when she is surprised.
OW [OU]
Flow, glow, grow, throw,
The flow of the river grows and grows.
He throws a good flow and he glows.
ou [Û]
through, your, tour, crouton, group, coup
- Through this door you are entering.
- Your notebook is on the desk.
- The city tour was here.
- I like croutons with my meals.
- There was a coup in 2009.
- This group has 5 members for the book report.
ou [Ô]
rough, enough, sought, fought, pour, course, court, gourd, mourn, fourth
- That rough boy has had enough.
- Women in the 18th century wanted to be sought after.
- He fought for his rights.
- Pour the milk in the pitcher.
- The river course is long.
- There were many people in the court.
- The gourd is ready to be boiled.
- She mourns her husband every day.
- The fourth floor is empty.
ou [OU]
dough, though
oo [Ô]
floor, door
- The door and floor are parts of the house.
oo [Û]
moor, troop, gloom, boom
- The Moor has a gloomy troop.
- "Boom! boom!" went the bombs in the camp.
ui [Û]
fruit, cruise, bruise
- She eats fruits but they are bruised.
- We cruise around all day long in this city.
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Ight [AI]
sight, might, fight, flight
I might sight a flight near the light.
cry, by, bye, try, fly, fry, rye, pry, my, dye, why, thy, sky, sly
- I try not to cry when I fly.
- They dye my hair, but they don't pry.
- "Bye, bye," I cry when they fly in the sky.
- You fry thy own fish.
- Why will you pry into my notes.
- By the rye lies the mulburry tree.
- The kids play on the sly.
ei [AI]
Klein, Steinbeck, Schneider
He loves wearing Calvin Klein jeans.
John Steinbeck wrote a famous novel.
Schneider tries not to fly so high.
ow [OU]
wow, owl, bow, gown, clown, brown, clown, frown
- "Wow!" I said.
- An owl flies over my head.
- Bow and say good morning.
- I am wearing a night gown.
- He likes brown markers.
- A clown pries into my letters.
- She frowns when she is surprised.
OW [OU]
Flow, glow, grow, throw,
The flow of the river grows and grows.
He throws a good flow and he glows.
ou [Û]
through, your, tour, crouton, group, coup
- Through this door you are entering.
- Your notebook is on the desk.
- The city tour was here.
- I like croutons with my meals.
- There was a coup in 2009.
- This group has 5 members for the book report.
ou [Ô]
rough, enough, sought, fought, pour, course, court, gourd, mourn, fourth
- That rough boy has had enough.
- Women in the 18th century wanted to be sought after.
- He fought for his rights.
- Pour the milk in the pitcher.
- The river course is long.
- There were many people in the court.
- The gourd is ready to be boiled.
- She mourns her husband every day.
- The fourth floor is empty.
ou [OU]
dough, though
- Though I kneed the dough I do not want donuts.
ou [AU]
about, house, shout, mouse, count, loud, sound, hound, found
about, house, shout, mouse, count, loud, sound, hound, found
- It was about 8 when they came.
- The house was big enough for us.
- Do not shout at her.
- There was a hound and a mouse in the house.
floor, door
- The door and floor are parts of the house.
oo [Û]
moor, troop, gloom, boom
- The Moor has a gloomy troop.
- "Boom! boom!" went the bombs in the camp.
ui [Û]
fruit, cruise, bruise
- She eats fruits but they are bruised.
- We cruise around all day long in this city.
Words ending in ‘ar’, ‘er’, ‘or’, ‘our’, ‘re’, ‘ure’, ‘ur’
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The pronunciation of these different terminations is often very similar. In fact, it is not easy to decide when to use one or another.
The lists given below give some common words ending in each of these terminations and these should be learned by heart. Note that this is not an exhaustive list.
Words ending in -ar
Pillar, scholar, calendar, vicar, particular, pedlar, beggar, solar, grammar, circular, similar, altar
Words ending in -er
Miner, traveller, saddler, conjurer (or conjuror)
Robber, summer, alter, clever, character, prisoner
Leather, manner, messenger, villager, farmer, meter, tiger, interpreter
Words ending in -or
Minor, impostor, inventor, traitor, debtor, surveyor, actor, tailor
Doctor, ancestor, governor, emperor, sailor, author
Professor, visitor, liquor, director
Words ending in -our
‘-Our’ is the common termination of abstract nouns.
Endeavour, humour, hour, vigour, rigour, valour
Colour, ardour, candour, demeanour
Words ending in -rej
Centre, massacre, theatre, sombre, calibre, metre
Sceptre, manoeuvre
Words ending in -ure
Leisure, signature, manufacture, agriculture
Literature, imposture, nature, venture, enclosure, miniature
Words ending in -ur
Murmur, sulphur, augur
These examples were taken from
Ight [AI]
sight, might, fight, flight
I might sight a flight near the light.
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