VC & CVCVCC, CVCC, CCVCUp to CCCVCCCWith consonant digraphs or trigraphsAfter other vowelsRarely after “short” vowelsAfter /ee/ spelt ‘i’
fab
fad
fan
fat
if
fib
fig
fin
fit
fob
fog
fop
fed
fen
 
ref
 
fez
 
faff
fizz
fuzz
deft
elf
flab
flag
flan
flap
flat
flax
fled
flex
flip
flit
flog
flop
floss
flub
fluff
flux
frat
fret
frill
frog
from
gift
golf
gulf
heft
left
lift
loft
oft
rift
rolf
self
sift
soft
tuft
weft
cleft
croft
drift
flint
frisk
frond
frost
frump
grift
swift
fetch
fish
flash
fleck
flesh
fletch
flick
flinch
flock
flung
flush
French
fresh
frock
froth
shelf
shift
shrift
theft
thrift
beef
brief
calf
chafe
chief
dwarf
fief
fife
goof
grief
half
hoof
knife
leaf
life
loaf
oaf
proof
reef
rife
roof
safe
serf
sheaf
spoof
strafe
strife
surf
thief
turf
waif
wharf
wife
woof
caf
chef
clef
decaf
if
pilaf
prof
ref
aperitif
massif
motif
naif
Rif Mountains
serif
Sharif
sportif