F is the quiet lip biting sound.
In order to produce this sound your child has to bite his or her lower lip with their upper teeth and then blow. When producing /f/ the student has to be reminded to turn off his/her voice box (vocal folds/throat should not be vibrating). We don't want the voice- we just want the air.
Please work with the student on producing /f/ in the beginning, medial, and final positions of words, phrases, and sentences using the examples listed below.
I know you are busy but if you can take 15-20 minutes at least 3 times a week to work on this sound it will help your child tremendously.
Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.
Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "F" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly.
More Links:
/f/ link with video flashcards and production examples- Letter /f/ sound
Song 1- The Letter F song
Song 2- The Letter F song ABC Mouse
/f/ Books read aloud -My F book
F Words
I encourage you to use these lists when practicing at home.
Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.
Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "P" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly.
Beginningface farm feet fur phone fingers fire fudge food five fish foot four fork forest feather fist fast fall fossil fin feed fan fence fox
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Middleelephant waffle laughing office headphones infant gopher taffy dolphin coffee breakfast campfire golfer alphabe muffin sofa lifeguard traffic trophy golf ball barefoot playful goldfish buffalo unfold |
Endingcalf cuff cough chief elf loaf leaf roof thief laugh wolf safe chef knife hoof giraffe wife tough sheriff stuff golf cliff off half shelf
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Initial F Phrases and Sentencesfall season quiet fan old farm fast horse bird feather white fence big finger hot fire small fish strong fist number five tiny foot new football thick forest metal fork four cars fox tail phone message The leaves turn orange and yellow in the fall. The fan cools the air in the room. Every summer he visited his grandparents on the farm. You can tell that the horse is fast. The feather is light. The fence went around the land. The baby is grabbing her finger. Let's cook hot dogs over the fire. She caught a fish that was bigger than a dog. He pounded his fist on the table. He ran in lane five. She held the babies tiny foot. The boys enjoyed playing football every Saturday. Many trees are in the forest. You will need a fork and knife to eat dinner. She will be four years old in October. What does the fox say? Give me a phone call in 10 minutes. |
Medial F Phrases and Sentencesletters of the alphabet eat breakfast brown buffalo slimy catfish ground coffee smiling dolphin baby elephant orange goldfish white golf ball loud headphones young lifeguard microphone check brown muffin empty office smooth saxophone heavy traffic gold trophy hot waffles Katie can say the letters of the alphabet in order. I love bacon, eggs, and orange juice for breakfast. We saw buffalo at Yellowstone National Park. We caught six catfish in the pond. This coffee is too hot! The dolphin smiled at me. The elephant is washing himself. The goldfish has a white tail. He put the golf ball on the tee. Turn the music down in your headphones. The lifeguard blew his whistle. Turn on your microphone. That chocolate muffin looks good. The office workers were all gone. I have played the saxophone for three years. There is heavy traffic on the highway. He won a trophy for his science project. I want waffles for breakfast. |
Final F Phrases and Sentencesbaby calf smart chef Indian chief steep cliff little cough shirt cuff elf princess tall giraffe cut in half horse hoof sharp knife laugh hard orange leaf turn off red roof top shelf new sheriff gray wolf The baby calf was close to its mother. The chef made the best pasta. The Indian chief was the leader. Be careful, you don't want to fall off the cliff. I have a cough and a runny nose. My shirt cuff got food on it during lunch. The elf was a beautiful princess. The giraffe has a long neck. We ate half of the pizza. A horse's foot is called a hoof. The knife is made of metal. I laugh every time I see him on TV. The leaf fell from the tree. Turn off the TV and go to bed. The roof was made of clay tiles. We have colorful books on our shelf. The sheriff took the robber to jail. All we could hear was a wolf howling. |
F Reading Paragraphs
Saxophone Loving Fish
Philip lived on a farm. He loved to fish on Friday.
That Friday after breakfast, Philip was walking through the forest to his favorite fishing hole when he heard a saxophone. Philip put his finger to his mouth fast and said, "Shhhhh, you'll scare the fish away!" "Fish can hear a leaf fall off of a tree," he said.
The little girl playing the saxophone said, "I'm Fay, and the fish like my music."
Philip looked into the water and saw five fish swimming. He began to laugh and said, "Will you meet me here every Friday?"
Zoo Fire
There was a fire at the zoo last week. All of the animals lived, but an elephant, giraffe, buffalo, and fox got out through a burnt fence.
The sheriff and the fire chief have their staff looking for them right now. They hope the animals didn't run into the forest or fall off a cliff.
They heard the animals like the smell of coffee, breakfast, waffles, and muffins, and may try to find the animals using these four things. They want to find the animals fast.
Football Team
I have played football for five years now. This fall season is the first time we have come close to winning a trophy. They will give us the trophy if we win the next four games.
Our football team has started to practice for a half an hour each day, five days per week. We eat a big, healthy breakfast and in our time off we learn football plays.
One day I thought I was coming down with a cough, but it went away. I was happy it went away so fast because I want to play in our games.