Groups of Consonants
Groups of Consonants : Grammar & Spelling TipsWords with a cluster of two, three or more consonants are easy to misspell. You may put the letters in the wrong order or use too few or too many: • Remember to put the n before the m in enmity and environment. • Remember the first h in ophthalmic, diphtheria and naphtha. • Remember the p in symptom. • There is a double h in withhold, but only one in threshold. • Don't put a p in hamster or a d in pigeon. Some vowel combinations are tricky too. • a comes before u in gauge, but after u in guard. • u comes before o in buoy and buoyant. • Remember all the vowels in manoeuvre. Tips Index
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