English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
DEALING WITH SOUNDS
CLUSTERS
The following words have /k/ sound without having letter k:
Accept /əkˈsɛpt/
Inspect /ɪnˈspɛkt/
Reject /rɪˈdʒɛkʃ(ə)n/
Other examples are: insect, respect, reject.
The following words have the /g/ sound without having letter g:
Exam /ɪɡˈzam,ɛɡˈzam/
Exist /ɪɡˈzɪst,ɛɡˈzɪst/
Exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːst,ɛɡˈzɔːst/
Articulating these words with these orthographically absent sounds gives the language its flavour.
GAB
