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Best Guess

Best Guess /ai/ • ai. Usually in the middle of words • ay. Usually at the end of words • a-e. Overall best guess Rare graphemes: eight, grey, vein, apron, straight, great

Best Guess /ee/ • ea/ee. Middle of a word • y. End of word • e. End of a very short word Other graghemes: Donkey, chief, receipt, people, these

Best Guess/oo/ • Overall”u-e” • In the middle “oo” • Usually at ends “ue” and “ew” Rare Graphemes Uniform, do, view, you, lose, shoes

Best Guess/ igh/ Most common is “i-e”. Next is in the middle “igh” eg. Night igh Or at the end of a word “igh”. sigh

Best Guess/ow/ At the end of a word or followed by “n”. Eg. cow, clown Most other words are spelt with “ou” eg. mouth Less common Plough

Best Guess /oy/ Usually at the beginning or in the middle of a word. “oi” ointment, coin “oy” usually at the end of words eg. toy, destroy

Best Guess /oa/ • Best bet is o-e • Another good guess is “oa”in the middle of words. eg. boat • Usually at the end of words we have “ow” eg. bow • Rare graphemes. Sew, hoe, though, soul

Best Guess/air/ “air” or “are” are at the start of a word. Eg. airport, area. Rare grapheme Their, aeroplane, vary

Best Guess /air/or /are /air/ at the beginning of a word. Rare graphemes their, aeroplane, vary