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These twin consonants are blended together to make one sound:/f/, /f/, /f/, sniff.
The breve shown here reminds us that a vowel before twin consonants will make its short, closed sound.
For markup, draw a line under the twin consonants and a breve over the vowel before: /f/, /f/, /f/, sniff.
Twin consonants FF are sometimes found in the middle of words, but are rarely at the end unless they are compound words.
Exceptions include bailiff, plaintiff, sheriff, and hippogriff.
Closed, one-syllable words that do not use twin consonants FF include if, ref, deaf, chef, and clef.




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