Table of complex graphemes
Discover the different ways of writing the same sound! Click on the badges to hear the sound, and on the words to listen to them.
Memorizing tips
Each color corresponds to a sound. The
or
The [u] sound as in "wolf".
This sound can be written in several ways
or
bears
mouth
wolf
hole
where
cost
taste
arch
oo
zoo
soccer
on
The sound [ɔ̃] as in "house".
A nasal sound that vibrates in the nose
on
eleven
home
candy
blond
om
shadow
fall
pump
an
The sound [ɑ̃] as in "mom".
A very common nasal sound in French
an
animal
eat
mom
am
lamp
chamber
leg
at
child
wind
tooth
em
time
look
in
The sound [ɛ̃] as in "rabbit".
Many different spellings
in
rabbit
morning
garden
im
impossible
stamp
ain
bread
hand
tomorrow
ein
full
paint
a
an
Monday
brown
oi
The sound [wa] as in "king".
A sound that combines two vowels
oi
bird
king
car
cold
oy
travel
croyon
o
The sound [o] as in "boat".
Three main ways of writing this sound
o
motorcycle
back
big
at
other
warm
yellow
water
water
boat
cake
è
The sound [ɛ] as in "milk".
The open "è" sound with several spellings
ai
wing
milk
home
ei
snow
queen
beige
è
mother
father
brother
ê
head
party
forest
and
toy
chicken
secret
🧠 The M rule in front of M, B, P
In front of the letters M, B and P, the N turns into an M!
an
→
am
lamp
room
we
→
om
fall
apple
in
→
im
impossible
stamp
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