Examples Examples (sound) (written patterns) (sound) (written patterns) oo, ue, ou, ew, /a/ apple a /oo/ moon, screw u-e /e/ elephant, bread e, ea ‘oo’ book, could oo, u, ou /i/ igloo, gym i, y /ou/ house, cow ou, ow /o/ octopus, wash o, a /oi/ coin, boy oi, oy /u/ umbrella, won u, o /ar/ star, glass ar, a or, aw, a, au, ore, /ae/ rain, tray ai, ay, a-e, a /or/ fork, board oar, oor ee, ea, ie, y, /ee/ tree, me /er/ herb, nurse er, ir, ur, ear, or e, ey igh, i-e, y, /ie/ light, kite /air/ chair, pear air, ear, are i ,ie /oa/ boat, bow oa, ow, o, o-e /ear/ spear, deer ear, eer , ere ‘schwa’ unstressed vowel close to /ue/ tube, emu u-e, ew, ue, u /u/ as in teacher, the, picture