Phonics · lesson 17 of 24 · free

wh, ph, ck, ng — Phonics for kids

Four more digraphs: wh (whale, wheel), ph (phone, dolphin), ck at the end of short words (duck, sock, clock) and ng at the end (king, ring).

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How the sounds work

Two letters, one sound — “wh says w, ph says f, ck says k, ng is the sound at the end of king”

  1. wh sounds like w: whale. ph sounds like f: phone.
  2. ck says k at the end of a short word after a short vowel: duck, sock.
  3. ng is one sound at the end: ki-ng, ri-ng.

Use it for: Spelling words that end with ck or ng, and reading wh and ph words.

Worked example: Which picture ends like “duck”? → sock

  1. “duck” ends with “ck”: du[ck].
  2. “sock” ends with “ck” too: so[ck]. Ring and wheel end with other sounds.

Check: du-ck and so-ck both end with ck ✓

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