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Lesson 21

The most common spellings for vowels

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