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There are 26 letters in the English alphabet but there are 44 sounds in the English language. This means that the number of sounds in a word is not always the same as the number of letters. The word 'CAT' has three letters and three sounds but the word 'CATCH' has five letters but still only three sounds. If we write these words using phonemic symbols, we can see exactly how many sounds they have. CAT is written /k æ t/ CATCH is written /k æ ʧ/ In 'CATCH' the three letters TCH are one sound represented by one phonemic. | Pronunciation Sounds and spelling There are 26 letters in the English alphabet but there are 44 sounds in the English language. This means that the number of sounds in a word is not always the same as the number of letters. The word CAT has three letters and three sounds but the word CATCH has five letters but still only three sounds. If we write these words using phonemic symbols we can see exactly how many sounds they have. CAT is written k t CATCH is written k Ự In CATCH the three letters TCH are one sound represented by one phonemic symbol Ự Try the exercise below to help develop your knowledge of English pronunciation. WORLD SERVICE BroBdíaídnỊ Corporwiw ỈŨ05 Pronunciation Exercise Sounds and spelling Exercise Look at the words below and put them into the correct column based on the number of sounds. Clue The number of letters and the number of sounds is always different in these words. horse through judge enough sugar caught island daughter knowledge cupboard cow know business singing more carrot chemist treasure thinking laugh heart singer thorough door check 2 sounds 3 sounds 4 sounds 5 sounds 6 sounds Pronunciation Sounds and spelling BBC Learning English Page 2 of 3 bbclearningenglish. com Pronunciation Exercise Sounds and spelling ANSWERS 2 sounds 3 sounds 4 sounds 5 sounds 6 sounds cow horse singer carrot chemist k au h o s s I 0 9 k r 9 t k e m I s t know caught daughter island business n 90 k o t d o t 9 aI l 9 n d b I z n I s door heart thorough knowledge thinking d o h a t e A r 9 n 0 1 I e I 0 k I 0 more through enough treasure m o e r u I n A f t r e 3 9 judge sugar singing A Ĩ u g 9 s I 0 I 0 laugh cupboard 1 a f k A b 9 d check ự e k Pronunciation Sounds and spelling BBC Learning English Page 3 of 3 bbclearningenglish. .

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