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#1 – feel / fell / fill
The ee in feel is like in be, see, and we
The e in fell is like in egg, wet, and better
The i in fill is like in it, sick, and miss
#2 – luck / look
The u in luck is like in bus, what, and fun
The oo in look is like in took, book, and cook
#3 – bad / bed
The a in bad is like in apple, had, and pass
The e in bed is like in get, pen, and less
#4 – late / let
The a in late is like in name, take, and eight
The e in let is like in egg, pen, and best
#5 – hat / heart / hot
The a in hat is like in cat, back, and map
The ear in heart is like in dark, park, and start
The o in hot is like in not, body, and got
#6 – bought / boat / but
The ou in bought is like in call, saw, and automatic
The oa in boat is like in no, so, and slow
The u in but is like in cut, what, and sun
#7 – ice / eyes
The s in ice is like in guess, miss, and house
The z in eyes is like in zoo, wise, and ties
#8 – share / chair
The sh in share is like in shoes, shirt, and wash
The ch in chair is like in champion, chips, and which
#9 – free / three
The f in free is like in fifteen, fail, and life
The th in three is like in Thursday, with, and math
#10 – day / they
The d in day is like in dog, did, and don’t
The th in they is like in then, mother, and these
