The Letter F
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Introduction to the Letter 'F'
Welcome to the world of letters, where we focus on the fabulous letter 'F'! It's a significant letter as it is the sixth letter in the English alphabet. The letter 'f' has a unique sound that you can hear at the beginning of words like "fish" and "frog". Knowing this letter is very important for children as they begin their journey into reading and writing.
Understanding the Letter 'F' – Definition and Sounds
The letter 'f' is the sixth letter in the English alphabet, and it produces a voiceless sound, represented phonetically as /f/ . We stretch the /f/ sound, ‘ffff’.
This means you make the /f/ sound by lightly biting your lower lip with your upper teeth and blowing air out of your mouth without vibrating your vocal cords. It's important for children to learn both the capital 'F' and the lower case 'f', as they will see them frequently in texts.
You will often find the letter f with other letters forming adjacent consonant pairs. We can also see double ‘ff’ in the middle or at the end of words such as ‘offer’ or ‘stuff’.
Writing the Letter 'F' – How to?
Writing the letter F is simple and fun! Whether it's the tall and proud capital F or the friendly lower case f, mastering their shape is key to great handwriting. See the steps below for how to write a pre-cursive f.
| Step | Instruction | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start on the black line |  |
| 2 | Whoosh to the top. |  |
| 3 | Loop back round and over. |  |
| 4 | Go straight down under the line. |  |
| 5 | Loop back round the other way. |  |
| 6 | Cross over in the middle. |  |
Practice writing 'f' with different materials like crayons, pens or even with your finger in sand. The more you practice, the better you'll become!
The Letter 'F' – Example Sentences and Words
To get familiar with the letter 'f', let's look at it in action. For example: "Four fluffy fish swam in the flood." In this sentence, we can see a capital ‘F’ at the beginning and lower case ‘f’s at the beginning and in the middle of other words. You can hear its unique sound in each instance.
Using these words in sentences can help you remember the 'f' sound and improve your reading and writing skills.
Words with the Letter 'F'
The letter 'f' features in many words, whether at the beginning, in the middle or at the end. Below is a table with commonly used words incorporating the letter 'f':
| Begin With | Contain | End With |
|---|---|---|
| fox | coffee | cliff |
| frog | offer | roof |
| family | before | chef |
| friend | different | wolf |
The Letter 'F' – Summary
Key Learnings from this Text:
- The letter 'F' is the sixth letter of the English alphabet.
- It makes a voiceless /f/ sound, as in 'fan'.
- Recognising both capital 'F' and lower case 'f' is essential for literacy.
- Practising writing and using 'f' in words helps strengthen understanding and memory.
Keep practising the letter 'f' with fun activities and games, and remember, the more you practise, the better you'll get at reading and writing!
The Letter 'F' – Frequently Asked Questions
Transcript The Letter F
Let’s join Dee and Kala in the phonics garden and learn all about /f/. This is the letter F, it makes the sound /f/. This is a capital /F/and this is a lower case /f/. They both make the /f/ sound like in frog, fish and friend! Let's practise the /f/ sound with Kala! "/F/, /f/!" Can you spy anything in the garden that begins with /f/? "There's a fly, that starts with /f/!" Is there anything else in the garden that starts with /f/? "There's a fox, that also begins with /f/!" Uh-oh! /F/ is hiding with other letters! Can you help find /f/ in the alphabet? Point to the letter when you find it! Did you also point here? You did some great work in the phonics garden! Today we learnt all about /f/, we listened to and made the /f/ sound, we found words that began with /f/ and found it in the alphabet! Interested in a challenge? Watch this video again and try to find the flower and fairy hidden in the garden! Comment below when and where you find them! If you want to learn more, check out the next sound!
The Letter F exercise
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Which one is the correct letter?
HintsListen carefully to the sound, play it again and think about what you can hear.
This is a ___.
Look again at the picture above. What sound does this word start with?
SolutionThe correct letter is f. This makes the /f/ sound.
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What sound does the letter make?
HintsThe word fly starts with the sound.
Listen to all four sounds again. Which one is the same as the beginning of the word fantastic?
SolutionThe correct sound is /f/.
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Find the objects that begin with "f".
HintsThere are 5 items that start with f to highlight.
Listen to this word. Can you find it in the picture?
Listen carefully to the names of the objects.
SolutionThe five items that begin with f are:
- five
- fan
- fig
- fire
- fireworks
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What is the word?
HintsListen carefully to the last sound in each word.
Here we can see the words with pictures. Use this to help you find the matching pairs above.
SolutionThe words are:
- fog
- fin
- fix
- fizz
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Help Kala find the objects that begin with "f".
HintsListen to the sound. Which words begin with this sound?
Say all of the items out loud. In which ones do you hear the /f/ sound at the beginning?
There are two correct choices.
SolutionFork and fruit start with /f/.
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Can you put the words in the correct group?
HintsListen carefully to this word. Do you hear f at the beginning or at the end?
Think carefully about the first sound that you hear, is it f or a different sound?
There are 3 words that begin with f and 3 words that end with f.
SolutionFoot, fingers and four have f at the beginning.
Chef, leaf and calf have f at the end.
Rhyming Words
The Letter S
The Letter A
The Letter T
The Letter P
The Letter I
The Letter N
The Letter M
The Letter D
The Letter G
The Letter O
The Letter K
The Letter H
The Letter E
The Letter R
The Letter U
The Letter L
The Letter B
The Letter F
The Letter J
The Letter Q(u)
The Letter W
The Letter V
The Letter X
The Letter Y
The Letter Z
Consonant Letter Sounds
Matching Letters to Consonant & Vowel Sounds— Let's Practise!
CVC Words: The Initial Consonant
CVC Words: The Middle Vowel
CVC Sounds: The Final Consonant
CVC Words
Long and short Vowel sounds
Words, Syllables & Sounds
Consonant Blends
Onsets & Rimes
Decoding: Look at the Picture
Decoding: Stretch out the Word
Counting & Segmenting Syllables
Final 'E' and Split Digraphs
Adjacent Consonants _r
Adjacent Consonants s_
Adjacent Consonants _t
Adjacent Consonants l
The Soft C
The Soft G
Alternative Pronunciation y (I)
