Lamb	"mb" When this combination was at the end of the word we are not going to pronounce the b.
doubt	"bt" We must not pronounce the B in this combination.
scissors	"sc" We must not pronounce the C in this combination it is just a /s/ sound.
acknowledge	"ck" Both letters are going to be merged in one single sound: /k/
acquaintance	"cqu" The C is going to be absorbed by the QU sound: /kw/
broccoli	We are going to use a double C, when in a V+C+V structure the first vowel has to be a short vowel. /ˈbrɑː.kəl.i/
accident	We are going to use a double C when the first sound is a /k/ and the second one is a /s/. /ˈæk.sə.dənt/
cent	In this combination "ce" the sound of the C has to be a /s/ sound, not a /k/ sound. /sent/
city	In the combination "ci" we are going to use a /s/ sound for the letter C instead of a /k/ sound. /ˈsɪt̬.i/
kilogram	To use the /k/ sound with a letter "i", we must use the letter "k", we can not use the letter "c". /ˈkɪl.ə.ɡræm/
kelp	To use the /k/ sound with a letter "e", we must use the letter "k", we can not use the letter "c". /kelp/
Cook	If the /k/ sound is at the beginning of the world, we must use the letter "C" If the /k/ sound is at the end of the world, we must use the letter "k"
Rock	We are going to use "ck" to represent the /k/ sound at the end of a word if: 1. It is monosyllabic. 2 The letter behind the /k/ sound is a short vowel.
Handsome	Sometimes, in the combination "nd" the letter D is not going to be pronounced. handsome /ˈhæn.səm/
hedge	The combination of the letters "dg" in a word is going to create the sound /dʒ/ Hedge /hedʒ/
second floor	As the /t/ sound, the /d/ sound is going to be stopped when this is at the end of the word.
wife	A noun ending in "-f" or "-fe" is going to be conjugated as "-ves" in the plural form. wife > wives
cliff	We are not going to conjugate a noun ending in "f" if this ends in a double f. cliff > cliffs
puff	We must double the F at the end of a word if: - 1. It is a monosyllabic word - 2. The letter before the F is a short vowel. puff /pʌf/
giraffe	The letter G has two sounds, one of them is the Soft Sound, which is pronounced as a /dʒ/ sound. We must use it in the combinations of "gi", "ge" & "gy". Giraffe /dʒɪˈræf/
game	The letter G has two sounds, one of them is the Soft Sound, which is pronounced as a /g/ sound. We must use it in the combinations: "ga", "go" & "gu". Game /ɡeɪm/
gnome	When the combination "gn" is at the beginning of the word, we do not pronounce the letter G. gnome /noʊm/
ring	The combination "ng" is going to create the sound: /ŋ/ ring /rɪŋ/
Jog	We must double the letter G in the conjugation of the words if: 1. It is a monosyllabic noun. 2. The letter G is at the end. 3. The letter before the G is a short vowel. jog > jogging > jogged
sit	In monosyllabic words with one single vowel, we must use a sort sound for such vowel. sit /sɪt/
witness	In the structure: vowel+consonant+consonat+vowel Both vowels must have short sounds. witness /ˈwɪt.nəs/
bacon	In the structure (the most common in English): vowel+consonant+vowel The first vowel must be long, and the second one, short.
ninja	If the letter A is at the end of the word, its sound will be a schwa. ninja /ˈnɪn.dʒə/
orange	The letter E at the end of the word always will be silent. Orange /ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/
taxi	The letter I at the end of the word will sound as: /i/ taxi /ˈtæk.si/
hero	The letter O at the end of the word will sound as: /oʊ/ Hero /ˈhɪr.oʊ/
menu	The letter U at the end of the word will sound as: /juː/ menu: /ˈmen.juː/
chair	The most common sound for the digraph CH is /tʃ/ chair /tʃer/
machine	In the words that come from the French, the digraph CH is pronounced as /ʃ/ machine /məˈʃiːn/
school	Sometimes the digraph CH is going to be a /k/ school /skuːl/
ghost	The digraph GH at the beginning of the word is going to make the sound /ɡ/ /ɡoʊst/
cough	The digraph GH at the end of the word, in some cases, is going to make the sound /f/ cough /kɑːf/
light	Sometimes the digraph GH in the middle of the word is going to be muted. light /laɪt/
phantom	The digraph PH has a /f/ sound phantom /ˈfæn.t̬əm/
fashion	the digraph SH has a /ʃ/ sound fashion /ˈfæʃ.ən/
knight	In the combination "kn" the letter K will be silenced if it's at the beginning of the word. knight /naɪt/
could talk	In some particular words, we are not going to pronounce the letter L. There is no rule to know when we have to do that. could /kʊd/ talk /tɑːk/
kill	We must double the final L in a word when: 1. It is monosyllabic. 2. The letter before the L is a short vowel.
cancel	If a word ends in an L, we must double that L when we conjugate that word. Apparently, this does not occur in American English, just in British. cancel > cancelled <cancelling
follow	If in a structure V+C+V, with an L as consonant the first vowel has to be a short vowel, we are going to double the L.
ban	We must double the letter N in a word when we conjugate it if: 1. The N is at the end of the word. 2. It is a monosyllabic word. 3. The letter before the N is a short vowel. ban > banned > banning
column	If the combination "mn" is at the end of the word, the letter N has to be silenced. column /ˈkɑː.ləm/
psychology	If the combination "ps" is at the beginning of the word we must not pronounce the letter P. Psychology /saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/
pneumatic	If the combination "pn" is at the beginning of the word we must not pronounce the letter P. pneumatic /nuːˈmæt̬.ɪk/
map	We must double the letter P when we are conjugating a word if: 1. The word is monosyllabic. 2. The letter P is at the end of the word. 3. The letter before the P is a short vowel. map > mapping > mapped
queen	The letter Q is ALWAYS accompanied by a letter U making a digraph, and its sound is always /kw/ Queen /kwiːn/
liquor	Some words which come from french will pronounce the QU with a /k/ sound. liquor /ˈlɪk.ɚ/
use	In words used as verbs, we pronounce the letter S with the /z/ sound. use /juːz/ If the same word is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb; we will use the /s/ sound. use /juːs/
vision	Sometimes the letter S is pronounced with a /ʒ/ sound. There is no rule to identify when we have to do it. vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/
husband	In some words, the letter S has to be pronounced with the /z/ sound instead of the /s/ sound. There is no rule to identify when we have to do it.
future	In some words, the letter T is pronounced with the sound /tʃ/ future /ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/
nation	In some words, the letter T is pronounced with the sound /ʃ/ nation /ˈneɪ.ʃən/
computer	If the letter T is between two vowels, we must pronounce it as a flat T /t̬/ computer /kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ/
bottle	If the letter T is between a letter L and a vowel, we must pronounce it as a flat T /t̬/ bottle /ˈbɑː.t̬əl/
thirty	If the letter T is between a letter R and a vowel, we must pronounce it as a flat T /t̬/ thirty /ˈθɝː.t̬i/
international	If the combination "nt" we must not pronounce the letter T. International /ˌɪn.ɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
mountain	In some words, the combination "nt" is going to swallows some surrounding sounds. mountain > mountn
put	We must double the T when we make conjugation if: 1. The letter T is at the end of the word. 2. It is a monosyllabic word. 3. The letter before the T is a short vowel. put > putting > putted
savvy	The letter V is not doubled. But there are a few new words that follow the rule C+VV+C. savvy /ˈsæv.i/
cave	A word ending in a /v/ sound ALWAYS has to be followed by a mute letter E. /keɪv/ cave
write	If the combination "wr" is at the beginning of the word the letter W must be silenced. write /raɪt/
saw	If the combination "aw" is at the beginning of the word the sound of that digraph will be: /sɑː/ saw /sɑː/
know	If the combination "ow" is at the beginning of the word the sound of that digraph will be: /oʊ/ know /noʊ/
few	If the combination "ew" is at the beginning of the word the sound of that digraph will be /juː/ few /fjuː/
extra	if the stress of the word is before the letter X, the sound of that letter will be: /k.s/ extra /ˈek.strə/
example	if the stress of the word is after the letter x, the sound of that letter will be: /ɡˈz/ example /ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/
luxury	In some words, the pronunciation of the X will be /k.ʃ/ or /k.s/; especially in the combinations "xu", "xi". luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃɚ.i/
yellow	If we are using the letter Y as a consonant, this one will have the sound /j/ Yellow /ˈjel.oʊ/
lyric	Using the letter Y as a vowel, the sound must be /ɪ/ lyric /ˈlɪr.ɪk/
candy	If the letter Y is at the end of the word and this one is polysyllabic, the sound will be /i/ candy /ˈkæn.di/
cry	If the letter Y is at the end of the word and this one is monosyllabic, the sound will be /kraɪ/. cry /kraɪ/
zebra	The letter Z will always have the /z/ sound. zebra /ˈziː.brə/
jeans	The letter J will always have the /dʒ/ jeans /dʒiːnz/