P vs F vs PH

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Initial Sounds Read the P, F, and PH sounds together with your group mates. Be sure to identify the
differences the P, F/PH, and PH sounds make. Discuss the differences with your group mates.
a. P sound
b. F Sound
c. PH Sound

Pie

Find

Phase

Peel

Feel

Phantom

Pray

Finger

Phrase

Stop

Father

Euphemism

Clap

Stuff

Gopher

Pool

Staff

Physical

Pond

Forge

Morph

Person

Muffin

Emphasis

Appeal

Leaf

Phobia

Step

Friend

Phone

2.

P VS F These are some common words that are mistaken for the other with regards to
pronunciation. Please read the following with your group mates and focus on the differences in
pronunciation. Practice at least 3 times and check yourselves with mistakes you make.
a. P vs F/PH

Pine - Fine

Pray Fray Phrase

Peel feel

Pace Phase Face

Pat fat

Stop stuff

Paul Fall

Pete feet

Pound found

Pony Phony

Past - fast

Pond fond

Part fart

Chirp turf

Punk funk

Pit fit

Super loafer

Pea fee

Chip chief

Perm firm

Supper suffer

3.

Phrases Please recite these phrases in front of your group mates as quickly as you can. Avoid
mistaking one from the other. Allow your group mates to correct your mistakes instantly.
A cup of coffee, please

The first place prize

Pay the fee
Offer him an apple

Fair play or foul play

Proper funding
The cups half empty

Pay the piper

Flipping the pizza pie
Keep a fast pace

Praise the faithful

Playing for peanuts
Please pass the fruit

For a piece

Freeze the pineapples
The first place

Pacing for first place
Sentences Take turns in reading these sentences with your group mates. The other group mates
should keep track of mistakes made and write them down on a piece of paper.
Stand up and face the press, Mr.

Frans plan was referred to the higherPresident
ups.
In Fayes days, the phrase was Flower

The partys at a quarter past four.
Power.

Get off the phone, Fred, snapped
The fish were fresh from the produce
father.
shelf.

Paul cant help fumbling the football.
Fools laugh now, but they will pay later.

Thats enough, Penny, replied Mr.
Philipps.
Tongue twisters Play a game of tongue twisters with your group mates. Read each tongue twister
10 times and as fast as you can and see who makes the most mistakes. Tally your scores.

Pick a partner and practice passing, for if you pass proficiently, perhaps you'll play professionally.

Fresh fried fish, fish fresh fried, fried fish fresh, fish fried fresh.

A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.

Im not a pheasant plucker, Im the pheasant pluckers son,
And Im only plucking pheasants until the pheasant pluckers come.

Few free fruit flies fly from flames.

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