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Lesson 21.
The most common spellings for vowels

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 We have over 19 vowel sounds

but only 6 vowel letters to spell them -

a e i o u and y

Many people have tried many different ways to spell vowel sounds in words

but this has made the mix-up worse.

 

Vowels at the end of words are often spelled differently. See vowel system

And see chart of many ways to spell vowel sounds
and sound out vowel spellings

 

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