The sounds [f], [V]

Spelling and Reading

7. [f] is pronounced when spelt as:

f fade [ ], feel [ ], folk [ ],

ff off [ ], giraffe [ ],

Other Spelling:

ph phonetics [ ],

sapphire [ ],

gh enough [ ], laugh [ ]

[f] is not pronounced in

the words:

f (only in the word of [ ]) very [ ], view [ , velvet [ ],

ph Stephen [ ],

vv savvy [ ]

The Sound [w]

Spelling and Reading

9. [w] is pronounced when spelt as:

w sweet [ ], work [ ]

Other Spellings:

wh before vowels except o why [ ], when [ ], where[ ]

u after q, sometimes g or s squirrel [ ],

language [ ],

persuade [ ],

But: [k] – conquer [ ], liquor [ ],

mosquito [ ],

oi(r) soiree [ ], choir [ ],

coiffure [ ],

memoir [ ]

o everyone [ ], once [ ],

[w] is not pronounced:

a) when followed by r write [ ], wrong [ ],

b) when wh is whom [ ], whole [ ]

followed by o

c) in the words towards [ ] or [ ]

two [ ], sword [ ]

twopence [ ],

answer [ ],

d) in the geographical

names ending

in –wich, wick Greenwich [ ],

Warwick [ ]