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nearsightedness

/ˈn ē ˌr s ī t ĭ d n ə s/

nēar-sīght-ed-ness

Rule 1

I and O may say /ī/ and /ō/ when followed by two consonants.

Rule 2

Any vowel may say one of the schwa sounds (/ə/) in an unstressed syllable.

Rule 3

AUGH, EIGH, IGH, OUGH. Phonograms ending in GH are used only at the end of a base word or before the letter T. The GH is either silent or pronounced /f/.

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Word Forms

Base Form

nearsightedness

Plural

nearsightednesses

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