Lesson 5 How to say it - /əʊ/ & /eə/ Say It - /əʊ/ & /eə/ How to say it - /aɪ/ & /aʊ/ Say It - /aɪ/ & /aʊ/ Spelling Comparing Spelling Spelling 'a' The letter 'a' can be pronounced in many different ways; eg. a ə America /əmerɪkə/ a ɔː ball /bɔːl/ a æ cat /kæt/, apple /'æpl/ a eɪ shade /ʃeɪd/ ai eɪ tail /teɪl/, mail /meɪl/ air eə air /eə/ as ɒ washing /'wɒʃiŋ/ ay eɪ pay /peɪ/ au ɔː caught /kɔːt/ Spelling 'e' The letter 'e' can be pronounced in many different ways; eg. e iː eat /iːt/ e e hen men ten ea ɑː heart /hɑːt/ ea eɪ steak /steɪk/ ea iː sea /siː/ ee iː bee /biː/ ear eə bear /beə/ ei eɪ eight /eɪt/ eer ɪə beer /bɪə/ ey eɪ Hey! /heɪ/ ei aɪ height /haɪt/ Spelling 'o' The letter 'o' can be pronounced in many different ways; eg. o əʊ phone /fəʊn/ o ɒ shot /ʃɒt/ o w one /wʌn/ o ɔɪ coin /kɔɪn/ oe əʊ toe /təʊ/ or ɔː horse /hɔːs/ or ɜː word /wɜːd/ ou ʊ you /jʊ/ ou ɔː four /fɔː/ ou aʊ house /haʊs/ ow əʊ low /ləʊ/ ow aʊ cow /kaʊ/ owe əʊ owe /əʊ/ oy ɔɪ boy /bɔɪ/