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Unit 31: Spelling the endings -ture -ain -ine

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Unit 31: Word endings:-ture, -tain, -ine

Unit StartPage 1: Introduction and Unit Contents.Course Test: Words ending in -ture. Spelling test.Page 3: Words ending in -ture. Spelling test.Course Test: 2 sounds for the -ain ending. Spelling test.Page 5: 2 sounds for the -ain ending. Spelling test.Course Test: 3 sounds for the -ine ending. Spelling test.Page 7: 3 sounds for the -ine ending. Spelling test.Unit End

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Words ending in ain

The ain creates two different sounds:

 Spelling English word endings ture, ain, ine Spelling English word endings ture, ain, ine
brain mountain

In brain you can hear a long /ā/ sound. In mountain, it creates a weak vowel sound, like a short /ĭ/.

Study the examples in the table below:

In these words the second syllable is stressed, so you can hear a clear long /ā/ sound, as in brain. In these words the second syllable is unstressed and has a weak sound, rather like a short /ĭ/, as in mountain.
abstain
again
ascertain
attain
complain
contain
detain
disdain
domain
entertain
 explain
maintain
obtain
ordain
refrain
remain
restrain
sustain
terrain
plantain
bargain
Britain
captain
certain
chaplain
chieftain
curtain
fountain
mountain
porcelain
villain
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