If you think about it really hard, pH doesn't quite make the F sound, but it's own unique sound very similar to F. Speak out loud: The P sound followed by the H sound. Keep going faster: "P---H, P--H, P-H, PH, until the two letters are closely heard next to each other. This is when you should understand why PH makes the F sound and how the letter H makes the letter P sound so much different when placed right after it. You can do the same thing with SH, TH, LK, etc. just think about it out loud.
'Sound like F' Ph WordsSome words that are spelled with a pH that sounds like an f are: pharmacyphenolphialphlebotomyphonephrasephysical
the ph in elephant make an "f" sound so its pronounced elefant
of that's the only one that comes to mind. it has a /v/ sound.
The spelling of "Filipino" with an F instead of a Ph is due to the influence of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, where the F sound is used instead of the Ph sound found in English. This spelling has been retained in modern usage.
the pH forms an f sound, like fone
There are many words that start with a ph, but sounds like an "f" sound. For instance: phantom, phone, philanthropy, philosophy, phlegm, phobia, phosphate, photo, physical, physics, phytoplankton
The "f" sound can also be spelled with a "ph," as in "photograph" or "telephone."
The letters "ou" make the "f" sound in the word "rough."
A tongue twister with "ph" and "gh" sounds and the letter "f" is: "Fred fed Phil’s phat pheasant in the phosphorescent light."
They are usually Greek words: amphitheatre, photo, amphora
The term "phishing" is pronounced the same as the word "fishing". The 'ph' has an '"f" sound like phone, pharmacy, or phonetic. The "PH" stands for "Personal History" as the scammer is usually posing as a legitimate interest who needs your information.
Nothing in ancient greek starts with an "f". Tyhe Greeks had no letter "f", instead they had "phi" which is like the "pH" sound at the beginning of "philosophy". Many words begun with "pH" Love - philos fear - phobos light - photos