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The /oa/ Sound

The /oa/ Sound

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so
no
road
know
most
old
show
home
own
don’t
close
those

both
grow
told
low
whole
hold
cold
oh
boat
shown
known
note

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The /oa/ Sound

The /oa/ Sound

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though
coal
clothes
snow
hope
gold
stone
hole
row
wrote
coast
flow

unknown
also
open
window
Joey
alone
moment
program
fellow
shadow
spoken
approach

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The /oa/ Sound

The /ee/ Sound

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compose
expose
hollow
heroes
focus
coastal
enclose
slower
stolen
pillow
railroad
invoke

sea
be
he
she
we
each
these
see
man y
me
mean
three

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The /ee/ Sound

The /ee/ Sound

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read
need
here
near
keep
tree
seem
e ven
feet
hear
eat
real

leave
piece
reach
be come
field
feel
street
wheel
green
stor y
be came
clear

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The /ee/ Sound

The /ee/ Sound

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easy
between
only
any
before
even
clearly
study
began
story
begin
city

complete
quickly
disease
become
became
completely
below
believe
reason
beyond
increase
freedom

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The /ay/ Sound

The /ay/ Sound

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they
make
way
day
place
made
may
take
name
say
air
a ble

la ter
play
hair
state
late
face
wave
space
gave
wait
stay
main

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The /ay/ Sound

The /ay/ Sound

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plane
shape
game
paint
rain
train
race
pa per
raise
lay
phrase
case

today
paper
contain
always
able
table
maybe
basic
baby
afraid
explain
radio

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The /ay/ Sound

The /i_e/ Sound

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detail
locate
basis
escape
safety
neighbor
birthday
replace
maintain
obtain
player
mistake

I
by
die
time
my
write
find
live
line
right
try
why

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The /i_e/ Sound

The /i_e/ Sound

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kind
high
while
fly
light
might
life
mile
night
white
tried
five

cried
I’ll
sci ence
fire
dry
fine
size
mind
wide
sign
bright
sky

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The /i_e/ Sound

The /i_e/ Sound

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frighten
behind
decide
scientist
quiet
entire
require
trying
describe
giant
design
empire

organize
July
silent
excitement
replied
combine
cycle
device
advice
lightning
fiber
invite

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The /VCe/ Sound

The /VCe/ Sound

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home
these
make
close
time
use
made
those
write
same
Pete
huge

whole
here
mule
line
note
page
while
clothes
state
life
hope
late

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The /VCe/ Sound

The /VCe/ Sound

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mile
stone
face
white
hole
wave
cute
wrote
space
five
scene
fire

include
alone
complete
locate
inside
compose
extreme
escape
decide
expose
athlete
safety

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The /VCe/ Sound

The /er/ Sound

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entire
enclose
concrete
replace
require
invoke
stampede
mistake
describe
invade
empire
organize

word
were
her
dur ing
work
learn
world
earth
girl
heard
third
un der

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The /er/ Sound

The /er/ Sound

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term
church
world
turn
hurt
search
worth
burn
worse
birth
firm
dirt

fur
verb
shirt
earn
worst
curve
nurse
nerve
herd
bird
clerk
worm

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The /er/ Sound

The /er/ Sound

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circle
letter
mother
early
turning
never
under
river
better
pattern
winter
return

birthday
thirty
government
direction
learning
energy
purpose
matter
remember
understand
surface
answer

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The /ow/ Sound

The /ow/ Sound

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how
sound
down
found
our
house
now
hour
south
town
ground
round

noun
out
pound
count
shout
brown
cloud
mouth
crowd
loud
cow
mouse

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The /ow/ Sound

The /ow/ Sound

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doubt
proud
pow er
bound
bow
owl
flour
plow
mound
wound
crown
gown

crowded
without
thousand
amount
account
outer
council
flower
compound
surround
county
powder

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The /ow/ Sound

The /oo/ Sound

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household
background
tower
underground
outline
counter
southeast
foundation
powerful
aloud
southwest
downward

to
you
do
two
who
new
duke
too
move
food
school
fruit

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The /oo/ Sound

The /oo/ Sound

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soon
knew
room
true
moon
blue
root
grew
cool
choose
whose
suit

tube
shoe
pro duce
tune
tool
juice
rule
lose
truth
drew
roof
tube

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The /oo/ Sound

The /oo/ Sound

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together
today
produce
student
include
bedroom
influence
remove
newspaper
duty
consumer
introduce

July
classroom
reduce
tissue
tonight
assume
ruler
balloon
neighborhood
conclude
newly
nucleus

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The /oi/ Sound

The /oi/ Sound

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oil
boy
point
voice
soil
join
noise
choice
joy
moist
toy
joint

enjoy
avoid
destroy
royal
employ
moisture
loyalty
voyage
appoint
Illinois
noisy
poison

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coin
coil

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The /aw/ Sound

The /aw/ Sound

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thought
saw
draw
brought
cause
law
caught
bought
talk
walk
wall
taught

Paul
aunt
daugh ter
raw
fought
Laura
dawn
calm
fault
straw
lawn
draw ing

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The /aw/ Sound
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auto
lawyer
author
August
awful
exhaust
authority
awkward
laundry
Australia
drawing
caution
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