Flashcard 9 - Reading Flashcard Set for the TABE Test

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The “ph” in alphabet sounds like an f (alfabet), but the ph in shepherd has distinct p and h sounds (shep herd). While most ph combinations create the f sound (telephone, graph, physical), when the p and h belong to different syllables within the word, they are often pronounced as separately (haphazard, upholstered, loophole).