Dr. Judith M. Newman

Spelling Patterns in English

 

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FINAL CONSONANT CLUSTERS

Final consonant clusters are those combination of sounds found at the end of English words. Less predictable than initial consonant clusters, these final clusters nevertheles occur in families.

-ct , -ft , -lt , -nt , -pt , -st

-lp , -mp, -sp

-lk, -nk, -sk

-ld , -nd

-lf

-lm

-ng

-ck

-ll

-sh

-tch

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