PHf
PH Digraph
PH makes the /f/ sound, like in 'phone' and 'photo'. It comes from Greek!
How this rule works
The digraph 'ph' always makes the /f/ sound. These words usually come from Greek. If you see PH, just say /f/.
Remember: PH phones home with an /f/ sound!
Examples
Words that use this rule
35 words in the SnapPhonics dictionary use this rule. Tap any word to see how it breaks into sounds.
astrophysicalelephantgeographygraphgraphemicgraphicgraphicsgraphologicaliconographiciconographynepheworphanorthographyphphantasyphantompharmacyphasephatphilologicalphilosophyphonephoneticphoneticsphonicphonicsphonographicphotophotographphotographersophisticatesophisticatedsophisticationtelephonezoomorphic
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