Phonetic spelling. So why learn phonetic spelling? Well, look at this word. CHO. I are. How do you say it?

Joe? We're co we're the phonetic spelling next to the word shows us that it is pronounced choir, choir. Another word. How do you pronounce it? So? No.

It's pronounced so. So here's the word. Do you pronounce it record, pay recipe a no is pronounced recipe recipe. Here's a very interesting word spelling. c o l o n e l but how do you say it? colonial?

Kala? No, the correct pronunciation is Colonel. Colonel. We have two O's that are not pronounced. There isn't an R in the spelling, but there's an R sound. Here's another word FRUI T is not pronounced through eat or through it is pronounced fruit.

Fruit, the eye is silent. One more. Here we have the spelling, l e. Tt. You see how you pronounce it? The tos, the Touka. The pronunciation is lettuce, lettuce.

So these were just a few examples of this phonetic spelling. And when you look in the dictionary, and you don't know the pronunciation of the word, you can help yourself. You can use a dictionary to learn the meaning and correct pronunciation of the word at the same time. So think of phonetic spelling as a sound map to learn on on your own. So, do you have to learn phonetic spelling? Well, you don't, but it sure helps.

Okay, coming up, we'll look at the sounds of the alphabet. See you in the next lesson.