Sep 2008

September Contest

Anna Yin of Ontario, Canada, was the August Contest winner – Congratulations!

When it comes to pronunciation, English spelling can be misleading. Each vowel sound may be spelled several different ways. Some consonant letters have several different pronunciations. Some letters are “silent”--that is, not pronounced at all.

Now, Here’s the Contest!

What sound do these three words share? (You may want to look at a dictionary.)

people
machine
suite