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32 Cards in this Set
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A а
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Name: a
Letter Sound: /ah/ Word Sound: /ah/ car, applaud, land, now *(Short) like "a" in "land" * (long) like "a" in "car" * Like "ow" in "now" when followed by "ng" or "nk". |
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Á á
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Name: á
Letter Sound: /ow/ Word Sound: /ow/ house, about, shout |
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B b
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Name: bé
Letter Sound: /be'a/ (like beer without r) Word Sound: /be'a/ |
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D d
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Name: dé
Letter Sound: /de'a/ (like dear without r) Word Sound: /de'a/ soft D almost T sound (without aspiration) |
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Ð ð
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Name: eð
Letter Sound:: /ai'eth/ with a soft th Word Sound: soft /th/ with, feather, that * Last sound in word: pronounce as Þ/þ * Never starts a word |
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E e
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Name: e
Letter Sound: /e'a/ (like ear without r) Word Sound: /e'a/ bed, end *(Short) like "e" in "met" *(Long) like "ea" in "bear" |
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É é
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Name: é
Letter Sound: /ye'a/ Word Sound: /ye'a/ yes, yet |
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F f
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Name: f
Letter Sound: /eff/ Word Sound: /eff/, [v], [b] from, for, fairy * If in the middle of a word, it's a v * If followed by L, it becomes a B: afl -> abl |
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G g
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Name: gé
Letter Sound: /ge'a/ Word Sound: [k], [g], [y] “K” as in “wick” if beginning a word, between a vowel and –l, -n, before t, s. “g” after vowels, before a, u, ð, r, and last character of a word “y” as in “young” between vowel and –i, -j Drop between a, á, ó, u, ú |
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H h
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Name: há
Letter Sound: /how/ Word Sound: h (same as English) hello |
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I i
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Name: i
Letter Sound: [ā] (say A in English) Word Sound: /i/ impossible, inside, it * (Short) like "i" in "bit" * (Long) same "i" but lengthened * Like "ee" in "meet" when followed by "ng" or "nk" * Same as letter y |
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Í Í
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Name: í
Letter Sound: /ee/ Word Sound: [ē] or [ī] Maria, diary *Like "ee" in "meet" *Same as letter ý |
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J j
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Name: joð
Letter Sound: /you'ath/ Word Sound: [y] yellow, you |
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K k
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Name: ká
Letter Sound: /cow/ Word Sound: [k] king, crack, luck * If followed by t, becomes a soft k |
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L l
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Name: etl
Letter Sound: /etl/ Word Sound: [L] like, lemon, love |
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M m
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Name: emm
Letter Sound: /em/ Word Sound: [m] mom, mary, ample |
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N n
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Name: enn
Letter Sound: /en/ Word Sound: [n] never, no |
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O o
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Name: o
Letter Sound: /o'a/ (the a is VERY slight) Word Sound: o that is short all, bolt, door, hot * (Short) like "o" in "hot" * (Long) like "or" in "door" |
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Ó ó
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Name: ó
Letter Sound: /o/ (say O in English) Word Sound: [ō] boat, goat, soap |
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P p
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Name: pé
Leter Sound: /pe'a/ (like pe'ar without r) Word Sound: [p], [f] party, plan, perk * If followed by t, it is an f sound e.g. skipta -> to shift |
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R r
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Name: errr
Letter Sound: trill [r] Word Sound: trill [r] frontal trill like Spanish |
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S s
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Name: ess
Letter Sound: [s] Word Sound: [s] sing, wants, bliss |
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T t
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Name: té
Letter Sound: /te'a/ (as in te'ar without r) Word Sound: [t] time, trinket |
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U u
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Name: u
Letter Sound: /o͝o/ (guttural with mouth in u-shape) Word Sound: /o͝o/ (guttural with mouth in u-shape) foot, good, put * (Short) like "u" in "put" * (Long) the same short "u" but lengthened; * Like "oo" in "moon" when followed by "ng" or "nk" |
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Ú ú
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Name: ú
Letter Sound: /oo/ Word Sound: /oo/ zoo, too, moon |
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V v
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Name: vaff
Letter Sound: /vahf/ Word Sound: soft, partly between v and w |
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X x
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Name: x
Letter Sound: [x] Word Sound: /ks/ sax, box, six |
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Y y
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Name: ypsilon y
Letter Sound: uhpsilon [ā] Word Sound: same as i - only changed in spelling See "I" |
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Ý ý
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Name: ypsilon ý
Letter Sound: uhpsilon [e] see-eta Word Sound: Sound: same as i - only changed in spelling See "i" |
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Þ þ
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Name: þorn
Letter Sound: /thorrrrn/ (trilled r with a quick n) Word Sound: soft /th/ thorn, theater, thrice * Never ends a word |
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Ö ö
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Name: ö
Letter Sound: /uh/ (deep guttural with u-shape) Word Sound: /uh/ (deep guttural with u-shape) urgent, fur |
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Æ æ
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Name: æ
Letter Sound: [ī] in English Word Sound: ī hi, bye, cry, mile |
