Language Lab - Textbook

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Chapter: 14. The Coromandel Fishers

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Understanding the /f/ Sound

The /f/ sound is a common sound in English. It’s a ‘fricative’ sound, which means you make it by forcing air through a narrow gap in your mouth.

How to make the /f/ sound:

Gently place your upper front teeth on your lower lip.

Push air out through the small gap between your teeth and lip.

The sound should feel like a continuous stream of air being pushed out. Your vocal cords should not vibrate (it’s a voiceless sound).

Different ways to spell the /f/ sound: The interesting thing about the /f/ sound is that it can be spelled in several ways, not just with the letter ‘f’!

f: as in fish, fan, famous

ff: as in puff, truffle, coffee

ph: as in photo, telephone, graph

gh: sometimes at the end of a word, as in laugh, rough, enough

Self-Practice Tips:

Say the word “fan” slowly and feel how your teeth and lip make the sound.

Practice making the /f/ sound by itself: “f-f-f-f-f”.

Try saying words with ‘ph’ like “phone” and “graph” – notice how they sound just like ‘f’.

Pay special attention to words with ‘gh’ like “laugh” and “tough” – these can be tricky!

Now, let’s look at the words in the table and identify where the /f/ sound is produced.

Language Lab Exercise

Read these words aloud and underline the letter(s) which produces an /f/ sound.

feet: feet

flamingo: flamingo

alphabet: alphabet

graph: graph

laugh: laugh

tough: tough

enough: enough

dolphin: dolphin

laughter: laughter

elephant: elephant

follow: follow

famous: famous

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