Step1
Alphabet J:
‘j’ has the same sound wherever it occurs in a word as in Abject, Jail, Jump, Major, Object, Trojan.
(However there are some exceptions)
Step2
Alphabet J (continued):
‘j’ has ‘zh’ sound in a few words as in Jabot.
Step3
Summary
Alphabet K:
(a) ‘k’ has the same sound wherever it occurs in a word as in Awoke, Bank, Baker, Look, Parking, Yoke.
(b) ‘kk’ has the same sound ‘k’ wherever it occurs in a word as in Trekker, Chukker, Jackknife, Zikkurat.
(However there are some exceptions) (See Image)
Step4
Summary
Alphabet K (continued):
Following combinations have ‘k’ sound:
(a) (‘c’ + consonant) as in Close, Cry.
(b) ‘ca’ as in Cage, Cat.
(c) ‘co’ as in Cooler, Folk.
(d) ‘cu’ as in Cuckoo, Cut.
(e) ‘cc’ as in Accord, Account.
(f) ‘lk’ as in Calk, Walk.
(g) ‘qu’ as in Queen, Queue.
(h) ‘ch’ in some words as in Architect, Chord.
(i) ‘c’ at the end of a word as in Acidic, Acrylic. (See Image)
Step5
Alphabet K (continued):
If ‘k’ is behind ‘c’, ‘ck’ often has ‘k’ sound as in Back, Block, Bucket, Check, Luck, Pack, Rack, Rocket, Sickle, Stick.
Step6
Alphabet K (continued):
‘k’ is silent in ‘kn’ at the beginning of a word as in Knead, Knee, Kneel. Knife, Knight, Knob, Knoll Knotty, Know, Knuckle.
Step7
Alphabet K (continued):
‘k’ is sometimes silent in ‘kn’ in the middle of a word as in Doorknob, Bowknot, Penknife, Topknot, Unknown.
Step8
Summary
Alphabet L:
(a) ‘l’ has the same sound wherever it occurs in a word as in Acrylic, Bold, Fuel, Lamp, Realize, Violin.
(b) ‘ll’ has the same sound wherever it occurs in a word as in Apollo, Balloon, Grill, Shallow, Volley.
(However there are some exceptions) (See Image)
Step9
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is between ‘a’ and ‘f’ at the end of a word, it is silent as in Behalf, Calf, Half.
Step10
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is between ‘a’ and ‘k’ at the end of a word, it is silent as in Backtalk, Balk, Cakewalk, Calk, Catwalk, Chalk, Jaywalk, Moonwalker, Ropewalk, Shoptalk, Sidewalk, Skywalk, Stalk, Talk, Walk.
Step11
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is between ‘a’ and ‘k’ in the middle of a word, it is often silent as in Talkie, Walker, Chalkboard, Talky, Stalker.
Step12
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is followed by ‘k’ at the end of a word, it is silent as in Baulk, Caulk, Folk, Kinfolk, Norfolk, Suffolk, Yolk.
Step13
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is between ‘a’ and ‘m’ at the end of a word, it is silent as in Balm, Becalm, Calm, Embalm, Halm, Napalm, Palm, Psalm, Qualm.
Step14
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is followed by ‘m’ at the end or in the middle of a word, it is often silent as in Alms (soft sound), Balmy (soft sound), Calmer, Chisholm, Cholmondeley, Embalmment, Haulm, Holm, Holmes, Malcolm, Olmsted, Palmer, Qualmish, Salmon, Stockholm.
Step15
Summary
Alphabet L (continued):
If ‘l’ is between ‘ou’ and ‘d’ at the end of a word , it is silent in these three words: Could, Should, Would. (See Image)
Step16
Alphabet L (continued):
‘l’ is silent in some words as in Baulk, Calve, Caulk, Colonel, Faulkner, Folk, Folksy, Halve, Lincoln, Norfolk, Polk, Salve, Suffolk, Yolk.
Step17
Alphabet M:
(a) ‘m’ has the same sound wherever it occurs in a word as in Abdomen, Comic, Melon, Remain, Tomato.
(b) ‘mm’ has the same sound wherever it occurs in a word as in Comma, Common, Grammar, Mamma, Whammy.
Step18
Alphabet M:
‘mn’ at the end of a word sounds ‘m’ as in Autumn, Column, Condemn, Contemn, Damn, Goddamn, Hymn, Limn, Multicolumn, Solemn.
Step19
Alphabet M:
(a) ‘bm’ at the end of a word sounds ‘m’ as in Aplomb, Atom-bomb, Benumb, Bomb, Breadcrumb, Carpet-bomb, Catacomb,
(b) ‘bm’ sounds ‘m’ in these words Bomber, Climber, Comber, Dumber, Plumber.
Step20
Alphabet M (continued):
‘gm’ at the end of a word sounds ‘m’ as in Apothegm, Diaphragm, Epiphragm, Paradigm, Phlegm. (See Image)
Step21
Summary:
(Step -- Combo -- Sound -- Word)
(1 -- j -- j -- Jail)
(2 -- j -- zh -- Jabot)
(3a -- k -- k -- Bank)
(3b -- kk -- k -- Trekker)
Step22
Summary (continued):
(4a -- c + consonant -- k -- Close)
(4b -- ca -- k -- Cage)
(4c -- co -- k -- Cooler)
(4d -- cu -- k -- Cut)
(4e -- cc -- k -- Accord)
(4f -- lk -- k -- Chalk)
(4g -- qu -- k -- Queen)
(4h -- ch -- k -- Chord)
(4i -- c (end) -- k -- Acidic)
Step23
Summary (continued):
(5 -- ck -- k -- Back)
(6 -- kn (begin) -- silent k -- Knee)
(7 -- kn (mid) -- silent k -- Doorknob)
(8a -- l -- l -- Lock)
(8b -- ll -- l -- Balloon)
Step24
Summary (continued):
(9 -- a + l + f (end) -- silent l -- Half)
(10 -- a + l + k (end) -- silent l -- Balk)
(11 -- a + l + k (mid) -- silent l -- Walker)
(12 -- l + k (end) -- silent l -- Folk)
(13 -- a + l + m (end) -- silent l -- Palm)
(14 -- l + m (end, mid) -- silent l -- Holmes)
(15 -- ou + l + d -- silent l -- Could)
Step25
Summary (continued):
(16 -- l (mid) -- silent l -- Calves)
(17a -- m -- m -- Comic)
(17b -- mm -- m -- Comma)
(18 -- mn (end) -- m -- Column)
(19a -- mb (end) -- m -- Bomb)
(19b -- mb (mid) -- m -- Climber)
(20 -- gm (end) -- m -- Phlegm)