Fun Easy English - American English Pronunciation lesson 27.

Learning objectives

How to spell this sound

f	fast, fan, ferry, front, finger, feel, fool, awful, surfing, belief, safe, proof, thief, half
gh	laughter
ph	phase, phrase

Note: the red letters all have the same sound

Mouth position

Air is released from your mouth continuously
Your upper teeth touch your lower lip
The front part of your tongue should be in the center part of your mouth
This is an UNVOICED sound which means:
- Your vocal cords DO NOT vibrate when making the sound
- You CANNOT listen to your vocal cords vibrating if you cover your ears
- You CANNOT feel your vocal cords vibrating if you place your hands on your neck

Pronunciation practice

Look at your mouth in a mirror and practice pronouncing the following words. Make sure your mouth, lips, and tongue are in their proper positions.

phase	front	fast	fan
ferry	phrase	feel	awful
surfing	belief	proof	laughter

Note: the red letters all have the same sound

Tongue twisters test

Try saying the following Tongue Twisters as fast as possible.

I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's mate, and I'm only plucking pheasants 'cause the pheasant plucker's late. I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants Till the pheasant pluckers come.
One smart fellow, he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows, they all felt smart.
Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.
A flea and a fly flew up in a flue. Said the flea, "Let us fly!" Said the fly, "Let us flee!" So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
Fat frogs flying past fast.
Flee from fog to fight flu fast!
Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt which felt as fine as that felt felt, when first I felt that felt hat's felt.
Freshly fried fresh flesh.
Freshly fried flying fish.
Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.