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(Digraphs. 



2. ea, as in great, 



3. ea, " cleanse, 



4. ea, " hear, 



5. ea, " bread, 



6. ea, " earth, 



7. ea, " heart, 



8. ea, ** /Tw?. 



EE has 5 sounds 



1. ce, as iny'/TC, 



2. ee, " breeches, 



3. ee, " ?ie'(?/'", 



4. ee, " Beelzebub, 



5. c<?, " iec/-. 



EI has 8 sounds: 



1. e<", as in deceive, 



2. c?*, " surfeit, 



0. e/, " re«7, 



4. e/', " AciV, 



5. e(', '' heifer, 



6. e?', '' eider, 



7. e/, " height, 



8. e**, " being, 



EO has 5 sounds , 



1. eo, as in people, 



2. eo, ** leopard, 



3. CO, " George, 



4. eo, " yeoman, 



5. eo, '' yeofZ. 



£"^7 /t«s 2 sounds : 



1. ei(, as in/eiff?, 



2. ei?, " rheum. 



EW has o sounds . 



1. eif;, as in peic, 



2. ew, " drew, 



3. cw, " scio. 



EY has 3 sounds : 

 1. ey, as in 7rey, 



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2. ey, as in they, 

 S. ey, " alley. 



I A has 1 sound : 

 1. ia, as in caviar, (^cavir). 



IE has 4 sounds : 



1. ie, as in pie, 



2. /e, " /eW, 



3. ie, " sieve, 



4. ie, " friend. 



OA has 4 sounds : 



1. oa, as in boat, 



2. oa, " oatmeal, 



5. oa, " cupboard, 

 4. oa, " broad. 



OE has 6 sounds : 



1 . oe, as in s/toe, 



2. oe, " toe, 



3. oe, " docs, 



4. oe, " foetus, 

 b. oe, " foetid, 



6. oe, " doer. 



01 has 6 sounds : 



1. o/, as in boil, 



2. o(', '' turkois, 



3. o/, " choir, 



4. o<', ** scrutoir, 



5. ot", '' reservoir, 

 H. o/, " porpoise. 



00 has 4 sounds : 



1. 00, as in eoo/, 



2. 00, " ^oo/t, 



3. 00, '' blood, 

 i. 00, " floor. 



Oa has 9 sounds : 

 1. ou, as in arouse. 



