The phrase "am source of strength" is spelled /\em\ sɔrs əv strɛŋθ/. The first sound, /\em/ represents the vowel sound in "bed", followed by the consonant blend /s/ + /ɔ/. The word "source" is spelled with the silent "e" at the end and the long vowel sound /\ɔ/ is found. The word "strength" has an unexpected letter combination, with the consonants /ng/ represented by the single letter "n" and the vowel sound /\ɛ/ represented by the letter "e".