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Words like is, it, in, if, and ink start with a short "i" vowel sound.
words that sound like shun
There are no direct Christmas words that start with "you. The closest Christmas words that sound like "you" are yule and yuletide.
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It is a misconception that "an" precedes words that start with a vowel. Rather, it is used before words that start with a vowel sound. Union has a pronunciation that is something like "ˈyoōnyən." The initial sound is that is a "y", not a "u". The opposite is true for words like "honor" (änər), which do not have the sound of an "h".
There are many words that start with a ph, but sounds like an "f" sound. For instance: phantom, phone, philanthropy, philosophy, phlegm, phobia, phosphate, photo, physical, physics, phytoplankton
Some words that look like "ice" but sound different include "idle," "iron," and "itch." These words share the same start but have different endings and pronunciations.
Some examples of words that start with a consonant but sound like a vowel are: "hour," "unicorn," "honor," and "unique." These words have a vowel sound at the beginning, despite starting with a consonant.
No words start with "ck" but a lot of words end with this particular combination of letters, such as brick, hijack, frock, luck, and check.
A word that sounds like it starts with x includes x-ray. This actually does start with x. Other times, the x is silent or makes a "z" sound.
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