Word mapping for one Graphemes: o-e n Phonemes: /w-ŭ/ /n/

One' is a strange word with what seems like a split vowel digraph 'o.e', but the sound isn't just /ŭ/, it is /w-ŭ/. So we have a correspondence mapping the sound /w-ŭ/ to the spelling 'o.e'.
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Word mapping for acquire Graphemes: a cqu i re Phonemes: /ŭ/ /k-w/ /ī/ /er/

Morpheme mapping for acquire ac = to, toward quire = ask, question

We created a correspondence for the /k-w/ sound with the spelling 'cqu' because of the strain of French words we have, like acquire, acquaint, acquit, and acquiesce.
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Word mapping for waltz Graphemes: w a l tz Phonemes: /w/ /aw/ /l/ /t-s/

Another spelling for the /t-s/ sound is 'tz.' It's a bit more obvious of a pronuncation, but occurs less frequently such as waltz or pretzel.
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Word mapping for pizza Graphemes: p i zz a Phonemes: /p/ /ē/ /t-s/ /ŭ/

The /t-s/ sound isn't common in English, but we still have four different ways of spelling depending on which language we borrowed the word from. By far the most common word is pizza, which uses 'zz' for the spelling.
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Word mapping for two Graphemes: t w o Phonemes: /t/ /(silent)/ /ū/

Two. The silent 'w' isn't common in our total number of words, but it is common overall because of the words it occurs in, like two and answer.
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Word mapping for Wednesday Graphemes: w e d n e s d ay Phonemes: /w/ /ĕ/ /(silent)/ /n/ /(silent)/ /s/ /d/ /ā/

Morpheme mapping for Wednesday wedne = Odin (Norse god) s = plural, verb form, possesive day = day

Wednesday. This word is just strange. We had to make up a new correspondence to account for the silent 'd'. #correspondences
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Word mapping for sunbonnet Graphemes: s u n b o nn e t Phonemes: /s/ /ŭ/ /n/ /b/ /ŏ/ /n/ /ĕ/ /t/

Morpheme mapping for sunbonnet sun = sun bonnet = bonnet

Sunbonnet. The least common word in our database that can be sounded out with only basic consonants and short vowels.
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Word mapping for designer Graphemes: d e s i gn er Phonemes: /d/ /ē/ /z/ /ī/ /n/ /er/

Morpheme mapping for designer de = down, away, opposite of, not, out sign = mark er = person or thing doing action

Word mapping for designate Graphemes: d e s i g n a-e t Phonemes: /d/ /ĕ/ /z/ /ĭ/ /g/ /n/ /ā/ /t/

Morpheme mapping for designate de = down, away, opposite of, not, out sign = mark ate = to make, form adjective

The 'g' from the 'sign' morpheme can't make up its mind if it is pronounced or not. #morphemes
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Morpheme mapping for insignificant in = not sign = mark 4i = connector fice = to make ant = adjective, person or thing doing action

Word mapping for insignificant Graphemes: i n s i g n i f i c a n t Phonemes: /ĭ/ /n/ /s/ /ĭ/ /g/ /n/ /ĭ/ /f/ /ĭ/ /k/ /ă/ /n/ /t/

It's not that insignificant that you can sound out this word with only basic consonants and short vowels. #phonics
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Word mapping for gave Graphemes: g a-e v Phonemes: /g/ /ā/ /v/

Gave. In contrast to yesterday's word (give), the 'e' after the 'v' here is a split digraph 'a.e' for the /ā/ sound. #phonics
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Word mapping for give Graphemes: g i ve Phonemes: /g/ /ĭ/ /v/

Give. The letter 'v' hates being at the ends of words. The 'e' here doesn't have anything to do with the vowel sound. The 'v' is just lonely.
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Word mapping for exhausted Graphemes: e x h au s t e d Phonemes: /ĕ/ /k-s/ /(silent)/ /aw/ /s/ /t/ /ĕ/ /d/

Exhausted. I was going to do this word yesterday, but just wasn't feeling up to it.
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Morpheme mapping for sleepy sleep = sleep y = state of, process of

Word mapping for sleepy Graphemes: s l ee p y Phonemes: /s/ /l/ /ē/ /p/ /ē/

Sleepy uses two different graphemes to represent the /ē/.
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Morpheme mapping for fireworks fire = fire work = work s = plural, verb form, possesive

Word mapping for fireworks Graphemes: f i re w or k s Phonemes: /f/ /ī/ /er/ /w/ /er/ /k/ /s/

Nothing says freedom like the smell of sulphur penetrating everything.
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Morpheme mapping for independence in = not de = down, away, opposite of, not, out pend = hang, weigh ence = forms noun

Word mapping for independence Graphemes: i n d e p e n d e n ce Phonemes: /ĭ/ /n/ /d/ /ĕ/ /p/ /ĕ/ /n/ /d/ /ĕ/ /n/ /s/

Given the many possible meanings of the morpheme 'de', independence could be a double negative (but it's not). It's more like 'not weighed down' or even simpler: being free.
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Morpheme mapping for sunshine sun = sun shine = emit light

Word mapping for sunshine Graphemes: s u n sh i-e n Phonemes: /s/ /ŭ/ /n/ /sh/ /ī/ /n/

It was a nice sunny day today.
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Morpheme mapping for inconceivable in = not con = with, together ceive = take able = can, is

Word mapping for inconceivable Graphemes: i n c o n c ei v a b le Phonemes: /ĭ/ /n/ /k/ /ŭ/ /n/ /k/ /ē/ /v/ /ŭ/ /b/ /ŭ-l/

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." #PrincessBride
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Morpheme mapping for league league = league

Word mapping for league Graphemes: l ea gue Phonemes: /l/ /ē/ /g/

League is only three phonemes, so looks a bit odd. The 'gue' grapheme occurs in 23 of our words, such as vague, plague, and colleague.
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Morpheme mapping for hindrance hind = back er2 = forms verb or adjective ance = forms noun

Word mapping for hindrance Graphemes: h i n d r a n ce Phonemes: /h/ /ĭ/ /n/ /d/ /r/ /ŭ/ /n/ /s/

One more word with an 'e' dropped from an 'er'. The morphemes literally add up to 'a person or thing that keeps you back.'
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Morpheme mapping for symmetry sym = with, together, alike metr = measure y = state of, process of

Word mapping for symmetry Graphemes: s y mm e t r y Phonemes: /s/ /ĭ/ /m/ /ŭ/ /t/ /r/ /ē/

Continuing to look at words that drop the 'e' from 'er' when adding a suffix.
The morpheme 'meter' does this a lot. Symmetry is one case, but a few others are telemetry, isometric, geometry, barometric.
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Morpheme mappings for entrance enter = go in, between ance = forms noun or en = in, cause to trance = trance

Word mappings for entrance Graphemes: e n t r a n ce Phonemes: /ĕ/ /n/ /t/ /r/ /ŭ/ /n/ /s/ Phonemes: /ĕ/ /n/ /t/ /r/ /ă/ /n/ /s/

Here's another one that has the 'e' in an 'er' getting dropped when a suffix is added. However, this word has two different meanings/pronunciations, but only one spelling.
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Word mapping for limestone Graphemes: l i m e s t o n e Phonemes: /l/ /ī/ /m/ /s/ /t/ /ō/ /n/

Word mapping for limestone. A line is connecting the 'silent e' to its respective vowel. Graphemes: l i m e s t o n e Phonemes: /l/ /ī/ /m/ /s/ /t/ /ō/ /n/

The 'silent e' split digraph can be difficult to convey. We'd been showing them as a single grapheme, but that seemed confusing. Hopefully this is better!
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Morpheme mapping for flying. fly = fly ing = verb present tense

Word mapping for flying. Graphemes: f l y i ng Phonemes: /f/ /l/ /ī/ /ĭ/ /ng/

Lots of people are flying for vacation, so the word is on my mind. Specifically, how the 'y' doesn't change to an 'i' because it would look weird as 'fliing.'
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Morpheme mapping for excited ex = out of, from cit = set in motion ed = past tense verb, verb to adjective

Word mapping for excited Graphemes: e x c i t e d Phonemes: /ĕ/ /k-s/ /s/ /ī/ /t/ /ĕ/ /d/

Excited!
'x' is just the /k/ and /s/ sounds smashed together.
After 'x' is 'c', but using the /s/ sound.
So you should be saying two /s/ sounds back-to-back, but we're all lazy and just say one /s/...unless you're being pretentious.

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Morpheme mapping for cartographer cart = card, paper o = connector graph = write er = person or thing doing action

Word mapping for cartographer Graphemes: c a r t o g r a ph er Phonemes: /k/ /aw/ /r/ /t/ /ŏ/ /g/ /r/ /ŭ/ /f/ /er/

Phonics & Stuff word of the day: cartographer
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Morpheme mapping for swimmingly swim(m) = swim ing = verb present tense ly = adverb

Word mapping for swimmingly Graphemes: s w i mm i ng l y Phonemes: /s/ /w/ /ĭ/ /m/ /ĭ/ /ng/ /l/ /ē/

Phonics & Stuff word of the day: swimmingly
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Morpheme mapper for vacation vac = empty at = to make, form adjective ion = process, action

Word mapping for vacation Graphemes: v a c a ti o n Phonemes: /v/ /ā/ /k/ /ā/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/

Phonics & Stuff word of the day: vacation
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Morpheme mapping for graduation grad = steps, degree u = connector at = to make, form, adjective ion = process, action

Word mapping for graduation Graphemes: g r a d u a ti o n Phonemes: /g/ /r/ /ă/ /j/ /ū/ /ā/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/

Phonics & Stuff word of the day: graduation
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Morpheme mapping for report re = again, back port = to carry

Word mapper for report graphemes: r e p o r t phonemes: /r/ /ē/ /p/ /ō/ /r/ /t/

Phonics & Stuff word of the day: report
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Morpheme mapping for action act = do ion = process, action

Word mapper for action a c ti o n /ă/ /k/ /sh/ /ŭ/ /n/

Phonics & Stuff word of the day: action
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