| meaning | spelling | examples | exceptions |
| I. Primary long | 1) vowel + sounding vowel | diet | |
| 2) vowel + consonant + vowel vowel + consonant + r + vowel vowel + consonant + le vowel + consonant + re | pilot library idle fibre | ||
| II. Primary short | 1) vowel + consonant cluster + vowel vowel + consonant cluster +le | Render fiddle | |
| 2) vowel + consonant + ic vowel + consonant + ish vowel + consonant + ity | tragic polish cavity | ||
| 3) vowel + v + vowel | oblivion | ∙fever ∙over ∙uvula | |
| 4) vowel + syllable + syllable | fa∙mi∙ly | cases with u: funeral | |
| 5) vowel + [ı]-closed syllable vowel + [(j)u:]-closed syllable | fa∙cet tri∙bune | stupid |