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The letter combinations with “h”
The letter combinations ch, ph, rh, th, sch are written in the words derived
from Greek. They are pronounced in the following way:
ch [kh] Chamomilla (camomile), chole (bile or gall)
ph [f] philosophus (philosopher), pharmacon (medicine)
rh [r] rhaphe (seam), rhizoma (rhizome)
th [t] thorax (chest), thea (tea)
sch [skh] schola (school), schema (diagram, chart)
The materials for self-control:
A. The tasks for self-control
Task № 1.
Read and explain the pronunciation of vowels, consonants, diphthongs:
1. Ana, dens, pes, flos, manus, apis, avis, aorta, fossa, Salvia, littera, vas,
vena, rete, sapo, pus, frons, dies, bovinus, internus, lien, impar, juventus, iuvare,
linimentum, iacere, Iodum, innominatus, iudicare, injectio, Opium, ligamentum,
fibula, odor, ars, Ferrum, pons, parvus, terra, tuba, regio, tendo.
2. Gaster, digitus, gutta, genu, glycerinum, glandula, gracilis, signatura,
gemma, gelatinosus, vagus;
Homo, herba, hepar, humus, hypnosis, Hippocrates, hirudo, humerus,
Hydrogenium, habere, herpes;
Mel, fel, sal, sol, folium, ala, pulmo, oculus, myologia, longus, latus, oleum,
lupus, locus, cartilago, ligamentum;
Skeleton (skeleton, sceletum, skeletum), kefir, Kalium, keratitis, kephale,
Kaolinum.
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