Why do letter names exist in parallel with their phonic sounds?

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Namita Deshpande

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There are many words which are out of Phonics sounds. For example letter i sound is /ee/. But when same letter i becomes I which means me we can not read it as per the sound, but need to read it as a letter.
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Phonics has its own rule.. vowels having 2 sounds and thn double letter word thn digraph, dipthong etc.
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