f sound
Voiceless fricative consonant
The f sound is made by pushing air through the narrow gap between the upper teeth and lower lip, producing a soft friction.
It's one of the first sounds children learn to identify when studying phonics: F makes the "fffff" sound, like in fish.
The same sound appears in words spelled with ph (phone, photo) or gh (enough, laugh).
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- breathAir taken in
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
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