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The letter combinations ph and gh
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enough
phase
pamphlet
atmosphere
roughly
phantom
symphonic
hemisphere
toughness
pharmacy
triumphantly
decipher
laughter
physician
alphabetical
amphibian
coughed
philosophy
catastrophe
emphasize
Lesson Generalization: Any word in which the /f/ sound is spelled with
the letters gh comes from Old English.
Any word in which the /f/ sound is spelled with the letters ph comes from the
Greek language. Many of those words begin with the ph letter combination.
A. Complete the following exercises.
1. The letter combinations gh and ph both are pronounced _______________________ .
2. Write the words from the spelling list with the gh letter combination.
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3. Write the words from the spelling list with the ph letter combination.
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B. On a separate sheet of paper, create a word scramble using the words from
the spelling list. Do not scramble the ph or gh letter combinations. Trade papers
with a partner and try to solve your partner’s word scramble.
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1. enough
6. pamphlet
11. phase
16. atmosphere
2. roughly
7. symphonic
12. phantom
17. hemisphere
3. toughness
8. triumphantly
13. pharmacy
18. decipher
4. laughter
9. alphabetical
14. physician
19. amphibian
5. coughed
10. catastrophe
15. philosophy
20. emphasize
A. For each of the following book titles, find and circle the incorrectly spelled
word from the spelling list. Then write the word correctly.
1. The Alfabetical Phase by A.B.C. Order
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2. Catastrophe in Our Hemispere by Pol R. Bear
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3. How to Deciher Codes by !$4CT, **=+##??
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4. My Mother the Fantom by I.M. Ghostly
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5. A Simphonic Atmosphere by Hum A. Long
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6. Does Football Emphsise Tackling? by U. Play Roughly
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7. A Little Lauhter by Minnie HaHa
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8. The Philosofy of Toughness by U.R.A. Pushover
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9. A Physician’s Guide to Parmacy by Ann T.B. Otics
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10. Reptiles and Amfibians by Al E. Gator
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B. Find and circle ten words from the spelling list in this word search puzzle.
Words are forward and backward.
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