ack sleek strike crack
freak pluck truck stroke brake
drake shake black struck sneak
spoke tweak broke smack shuck

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bake sake like beak stoke
back sack lick beck stock
take slake pike Luke smoke
tack slack pick luck smock
rake stake peak duke croak
rack stack peck duck crock
lake dike speak coke cloak
lack Dick speck cock clock

_Tch_ generally has the same sound as _ch_. _Ch_ usually follows vowels
having the long sound, while _tch_ usually follows vowels having the
short sound.

each teach peach reach speech
bleach screech leech breach beech
coach roach poach broach preach
fetch stretch itch botch notch
blotch catch sketch crutch pitch
latch batch snatch ditch match
hatch patch hutch twitch clutch
switch witch stitch scratch flitch

This table contains a further development of the two sounds of _th_.

fifth tenth strength thud thill
thing thump thick thank thatch
throb throne thrust thrash thrush
this thus these those that
them than then the thee
thy bathe lathe seethe lithe
blithe withe clothe scathe thine
breathe soothe smooth thence sheathe

In the following list of words _ie_ has the sound of long _e_.

field niece priest piece shield
grief yield siege thief relief
brief chief fiend shriek believe

In the following list of words _o_ has a sound midway between its sound
in _for_ and in _fox_.

cost moss song broth frost
soft toss long cloth strong
lost loss tong froth loft

In the following list of words _a_ has the sound of short _o_.

was wand swap what swamp
wad wash swan want wander
wan wasp swab watch washer

Two vowels together are often sounded separately.

fuel poem giant quiet duel
poet idea gruel truant suet
diet real trial pliant dial

_Tion_ and _sion_ are pronounced _shun_.

nation mention vision tension session
ration pension notion mission station
option fraction motion passion action

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