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Some English words sound very different from the way they are spelled.
Here are common examples:
|
Word spelled |
Pronounced |
Word spelled |
Pronounced |
Word spelled |
Pronounced |
|
laugh |
[laf] |
sugar |
[shu-gr] |
iron |
[aye-yurn] |
|
tough |
[tuf] |
daughter |
[dah-tr] |
jewelry |
[joul-ri] |
|
rough |
[ruf] |
scissors |
[si-zerz] |
cupboard |
[kuh-bird] |
|
enough |
[uh-nuf] |
Wednesday |
[wenz-day] |
colonel |
[kur-nel] |
|
sure |
[shor] |
February |
[feh-byou-eh-ri] |
nauseous |
[nah-shuss] |