gh ‘f’gh ‘f’

GH wordsGH wordssound sound like ‘f’like ‘f’

coughcough

coughcough

cough rhymes

with ‘off’

laughlaugh

ough words Vanessa Spencer 2005

roughrough

roughroughrough

rhymes with

handcuff

toughtough

enoughenough

Tricky sounds

‘ough’In enough it sounds like ‘uff’

In rough it sounds like ‘uff’

This is tough! (uff)

Tricky sounds

‘ough’In cough it sounds like ‘off’

In trough it sounds like ‘off’

Don’t let this put you off!

Tricky sounds

‘ough’Remember it could sound like ‘uff’ or ‘off’

Or other sounds like in ‘thought’, ‘through’ or ‘though”!

‘gh’ also sounds like

‘ff’ ‘ph’

Say the funny sentencesSay the funny sentences

Enough! Stop Enough! Stop laughing because your laughing because your brother is coughing.brother is coughing.

On page 3, say and trace the ‘gh’ On page 3, say and trace the ‘gh’ wordswords

Word PuzzlesWord Puzzles

oughen ghlau

ghouc ghout

1. 2.

3. 4.

enougenoughh

laughlaugh

coughcough toughtough

Word Word searchsearch

c l o a n l o u

e n o u g a g h

l o u c o u g h

r o r o u g h g

e n o u g h e n

cough enoug

h laugh rough

___ cliff ___ cough ___ graph___ laugh ___ off ___ phone___ photo ___ puff ___ rough

Listen and Write

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9

‘id’

‘ff’ = as in ‘sniff’

‘gh’ = as in ‘enough’

‘ph’ = as in ‘trophy’

cliff cough

graph

cliff cough graph laugh off phone photo puff rough

Put the words into the correct boxes. Say them.

‘id’

‘ff’ = as in ‘sniff’

‘gh’ = as in ‘enough’

‘ph’ = as in ‘trophy’

cliffoff

puff

cough

laughrough

graphphon

ephoto

cliff cough graph laugh off phone photo puff rough

Put the words into the correct boxes. Say them.

What sound do these groups of letters have

in common?