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Hap Palmer
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The English Language Gets a Little Kooky - Vowels
'A' makes the /ay/ sound in baby and lady But 'A' with a silent 'E' says the /ay/ in snake and cake 'A-I' says /ay/ in rain, 'E-I' says /ay/ in number eight 'A' and 'Y' together say /ay/ in clay, and play, Say, Why this crazy chain of ways to make the sound of /ay/ ?
Chorus: Oh, the English language gets a little kooky Gets a little kooky now and then The English language gets a little kooky Now and then, my friend.
Two 'E's' say /ee/ in knee and tree But E-A' says /ee/ in peach and teach 'I-E' says /ee/ in chief, one 'E' says /ee/ in she and he And if that's not enough, here's another way 'Y' makes the /ee/ sound in silly, goofy, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee!
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'I' makes the /igh/ sound in ivy and China But 'I' with a silent 'E' says /igh/ in rice and mice 'I-E' says /igh/ in pie 'Y-E 'says /igh/ in good-bye 'I-G-H' says /igh/ in sigh, and 'Y' says /igh/ in cry
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Two 'O's make the /oo/ sound in spoon and moon But 'U-E' says /oo/ in blue and glue 'E-W' says /oo/ in chew; one 'O' says /oo/ in who And 'U' with a silent 'E' says /oo/ in June and tune And 'O-U-G H' says /oo/ in through, What?? 'O-U-G H' says /oo/ in through . . . I hope we're through with /oo/!
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'O-A' says /o/ in boat and float But 'O' with a silent 'E' says /o/ in rose and nose 'O-E' says /o/ in toes, one /o/ says /o/ in go 'O-W' says /o/ in grow This only goes to show What now I know you know
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Ho, ho, ho, ha, ha, ha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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