/f/ & /v/

Pronunciation 101

Lesson 4

INDEX

Chapter /f/

Chapter /v/

irregular plural rule

Sentence Practise

Minimal pairs

Tongue twisters

Listen and spell

Test your knowledge

Homework

Letter combinations for these sounds

/v/ v, or ve

/f/ f, ff, ph or gh

van, five

fun, bluff, photograph, laugh

/f/- 1

Muscle movement for the /f/ sound

Push air out through the gap while allowing the air to pass between the teeth and lip, creating a continuous fricative sound.

Position your top front teeth on your bottom lip, creating a slight gap.

/f/- 2

Letter f making the /f/ sound

/f/ In the beginning

/f/ In the end

/f/ In the middle

chef self brief roof chief

before difficult terrific professor modification

fallfeeder father felony fiftieth

/f/- 3

PR

Exception!

The letter f in the word of sounds /v/.

other graphemes for /f/

traffic coffin stiffen buffer stuffing affix

phone physics nephew hemisphere paragraph telegraph

off fluff bluff whiff cliff tariff

laugh rough tough enough laughter roughen

/f/- 4

Blends

FR

FL

1. free
2. friend
3. fresher
4. Friday
5. frighten
6. fraudulent
7. afraid
8. refrain
9. defray
10. refreshment
11. confronted
12. refrigerate ​

1. flat
2. fleet
3. floor
4. floppy
5. fluke
6. flavour
7. snowflakes
8. reflect
9. inflict
11. conflicting
12. inflation

/v/- 1

Muscle movement for the /v/ sound

Engage your vocal cords to create a voiced sound while allowing the air to pass through the small gap between the teeth and lip, creating a continuous fricative sound.​

Position your top front teeth on your bottom lip, creating a slight gap.

/v/- 2

LETTER v MAKING THE /v/ SOUND

/v/ In the end

/v/ In the middle

/v/ In the beginning

cave leave seven flavor average vivid oven everything heavy behavior

givedove twelve glove love believe approve native impulsive selective

veryvine voice vote verb violin vile vampire vulgar vacation

/f/ & /v/

rule forIrregularPlurals

knife → knives​ leaf → leaves​ wife → wives​ life → lives ​ wolf → wolves​ thief → thieves​ self → selves elf → elves half → halves loaf → loaves shelf → shelves hoof → hooves calf → calves

When nouns end in f or fe, change the f or fe to v then add es.

cliffs chiefs roofs proofs dwarfs handkerchiefs

Exceptions:

/f/ - 5

/f/ Sentence practise

• The fluffy cat curled up on the sofa.​
• Jeff found his lost phone under the bed.​
• The chef skillfully prepared a flavorful dish.
• She loves to play the flute by the fire.​
• I'm grateful for my family's support.​
• The leaf gently fell from the tree.​

• The firefighter bravely fought the flames.​
• He finished his homework before dinner.

/v/ - 3

/v/ Sentence practise

• The vase is filled with vibrant flowers.​
• Victor's voice echoed through the hallway.​
• She loves to watch movies.
• Victor is an adventurous juvenile
• The silver car drove down the avenue.​
• Olivia received a valuable gift from her valentine.
• Vivacious Vincent loves to vacuum.
• He believes in the power of positive thinking

/f/ & /v/

Minimal Pairs

fine - vine​foul - vowel​ gif - give​ belief - believe​ fail - veil​ file - vile​ foist - voiced​ foal - vole​ fox - vox​ guff - guv fear - veer​ feel - veal​ duff - dove​

fan - van​ferry - very​ leaf - leave​ off - of​ fender - vendor​ grief - grieve​ staff - starve​ surf - serve​ calf - carve​ chaff - chav​ fast - vast​ fat - vat​ fee - V​

half - halve​life - live​ proof - prove​ safe - save​ reef - reeve​ serf - serve​ skiff - skiv​ strife - strive​ waif - waive fault - vault​ feign - vain​ feign - vein​ fie - vie​

/f/ - 6

Tongue twister

Freddy the friendly fox found five figs, he fed four figs to four fluffy pigs. The fifth fig Freddy saved for his friend, but the fluffy pigs followed him to the fence.

/v/ - 4

Tongue twister

Victor the velvet-voiced vendor vowed, To vend velvet vests in vivid crowds. Vera viewed Victor’s vibrant vow, and vowed to visit his velvet shop now.

/f/ - 7

Listen and spell

1. ________________ 6.________________
2. ________________ 7.________________
3. ________________ 8.________________
4. ________________ 9.________________
5. ________________ 10._______________

/v/ - 5

Listen and spell

1. ________________ 6.________________
2. ________________ 7.________________
3. ________________ 8.________________
4. ________________ 9.________________
5. ________________ 10._______________

Evaluation - 1/7

Evaluation - 2/7

Evaluation - 3/7

Evaluation - 4/7

Evaluation - 5/7

Evaluation - 6/7

Evaluation - 7/7

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Skip to paragraph

Homework

Watch the video, and practice making the correct mouth movement by using a handheld mirror. Record yourself repeating after the speaker in the video. Then listen to the recording in comparison to the video.​ Annalise your own movement and sound.

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Paragraph practise

Victoria visited her favorite café to have a delicious vanilla-flavored cake. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee filled the air as she entered. She ordered a frothy cappuccino and savored the creamy foam on top. Sitting by the window, she admired the vibrant flowers in a nearby vase. With each sip, she felt a sense of relaxation and warmth. She chatted with her friend about their upcoming vacation to a tropical paradise. They discussed their love for adventure and the thrill of exploring new places. It was a fabulous afternoon filled with laughter, flavorful treats, and delightful conversations.

Goodbye!

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