We all know that spelling is not a certain guide to pronunciation in English, but what follows is the best possible reminder of just how uncertain a guide it is. Script, receipt, shoe, poem, toe. Hear me say, devoid of trickery Daughter, laughter and Terpsichore.
Banquet gives no clue to parquet Which is said to rhyme with darky.
Viscous, viscount, load and broad, Toward, to forward, to reward. Mark the difference, moreover, 'Twixt mover, plover, and then Dover. Now first say finger, Then say, singer, ginger, linger. Query does not rhyme with very, Nor does fury sound like bury. Islington and Isle of Wight, Housewife, verdict and indict.