Voiceless labiodental fricative.
When we pronounce this sound, the lower lip, the active articulator, approximates to the edge of the upper front teeth, the passive articulator. The velum is in its raised position. So, the lung air cannot go out through the nasal cavity. Friction is produced when the lung air goes out through the passage formed by the two articulators. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <f> | prefer /prɪˈfɜ:/ | ||||||||||
| <ff> | offer /ˈɒfə/ | ||||||||||
| <ph> | photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ | ||||||||||
| Rare cases: |
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| fat /fæt/ |
| rifle /ˈraɪfəl/ |
| leaf /li:f/ |
| family /ˈfæməli/ |
| offer /ˈɒfə/ |
| off /ɒf/ |
| photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ |
| giraffe /dʒɪˈrɑ:f/ |
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We finally voted on Friday at five fifteen.
/ˈwi ˈfaɪnəli ˈvəʊtɪd ɒn ˈfraɪdi ət ˈfaɪv ˌfɪfˈti:n/ |
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My nephew laughs at funny jokes about fishing.
/maɪ ˈnevju: ˈlɑ:fs ət ˈfʌni ˈdʒəʊks əˈbaʊt ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ |
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I live with five friends in a fifth-floor
furnished flat.
/ˈaɪ ˈlɪv wɪð ˈfaɪv ˈfrendz ɪn ə ˈfɪfθ ˈflɔ: ˈfɜ:nɪʃt ˈflæt/ |
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Four furious friends fought
for the phone.
/ ˈfɔ: ˈfjʊərɪəs ˈfrendz ˈfɔ:t fə ðə ˈfəʊn/̩ |
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Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.
/ˈfred ˈfed ˈted ˈbred | ənd ˈted ˈfed ˈfred ˈbred/̩ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The lower lip touches the upper front teeth forming a small passage through the pulmonic air stream escapes producing friction.
Voiceless labiodental fricative.
When we pronounce this sound, the lower lip, the active articulator, approximates to the edge of the upper front teeth, the passive articulator. The velum is in its raised position. So, the lung air cannot go out through the nasal cavity. Friction is produced when the lung air goes out through the passage formed by the two articulators. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.
| Faro |
| Oferta |
| Chef |
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The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The lower lip touches the upper front teeth forming a small passage through the pulmonic air stream escapes producing friction.