Stage 1 · A1
Level A1
ph, th and silent h
ph, th and silent h: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.
1. Objective
By the end, you will recognise and use “ph, th and silent h” correctly.
2. Discover
Read slowly: photo, téléphone, théâtre, thème. Which sound or spelling feature recurs?
3. Understand
The focus is ph, th et h muet. Read the whole word, then notice spelling and sound: in French, the same letter is not always pronounced the same way in every context.
phototéléphonethéâtrethèmehommehôtel
Watch out
Do not pronounce French letter by letter: pay attention to letter groups and whole words.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. Write / speak
Use “ph, th and silent h” in a short message you could realistically send today.
7. Check your learning
8. Remember
Key point: ph, th et h muet. Listen, read, then copy the whole word so sound and spelling are learned together.
9. Now I can…
- I can recognise “ph, th and silent h” in a new example.
- I can justify my choice and create an example.
