Consonant Sound /f/ with Examples (+Audio Pronunciation)

Hello Scholar,

Welcome to the simplest lesson on voiceless consonant sound /f/ with its pronunciation, word examples and questions for you to practice.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Pronounce voiceless consonant sound /f/ correctly.
• Give examples of words with consonant sound /f/.
• Identify consonant /f/ sound in words.

Voiced consonant /f/

Consonant sound /f/ is pronounced like a short “fu”.

It is pronounced with the same tongue and lips placement as in voiced CONSONANT SOUND /v/ but /f/ is “voiceless”.

So there is NO vibration in your throat when you pronounce it.

TAKE NOTE: though the -ff in “off” has the /f/ sound, the -f in “of” is pronounced like /v/.

• CONTRASTING CONSONANT SOUNDS /v/ AND /f/

Practice questions on consonant sound /f/