Lesson 14

gh ght ough wa qua war wor al ine que

LEARNING WITH PHONICS - LESSON 14 VIDEO

MONA'S QUICK GUIDE

gh ght

This letter-pair is unreliable. I say: "after i the letters gh have Gone Home." In night there are 5 letters that make 3 sounds. the igh follows a consonant with the i being long. There are about 12 words like this and include: sight might light fright.

After a vowel the three letters say long a: weigh straight. An exception is height.

ough

After ou the ough has six different sounds: Cough enough plough through dough thorough.

There are 12+ common ough words, and quite a few place names ending in borough such as Scarborough. Loughborough is doubly bothersome (Luffburru.)

wa qua war wor wh

Wa hardly ever sounds as in wax. It sounds like wo: was wasp swan watch swallow Washington Warrington (two r’s.)

War sounds like wor: warm reward.

Likewise qua sounds like quo: quality.

Quar sounds like quor: quarter.

The question words begin with wh: what when why where which whom whose

French sounds (-ine que -gue)

Our language is enriched by contributions from other languages – French, German, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Urdu!

From French -ine (as in pine) changes to the sound of –een: Pauline magazine.

que sounds like k: antique cheque.

-gue sounds like g: catalogue intrigue.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

GAMES AND WORKSHEETS

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gh ght

ough

wa/war qua/quar

al/wor

ine/ que/ gue