Using them we have more chances to spell them right!
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sound
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best guess
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c
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c before a, o, u
k before i, e
ck at the end
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ch
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always ch
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sh
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always sh
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oi
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oi in the beginning and middle
oy at the end
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ou
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ow at the end of followed by n
ou the rest
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er
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er in more than one syllable words
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air
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always air
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d
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ed in past tenses
d the rest
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f
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ph in graeco-latin words
f the rest
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g
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gu before e, i
g the rest
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j
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g before e, i and y including magic e
dge end of words and after a short vowel
j the rest
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s
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c in ce, ci, cy
s the rest
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t
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ed in past tenses
t the rest
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s
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c in ce, ci, cy
s the rest
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z
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z at the beginning
zz at the end after short vowel
_ze after a vowel diagraph
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