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How to Teach the “F” and “V” Sounds in Speech Therapy

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Does your child have trouble saying “fish?”  Ask your child to describe the picture above and listen to the “F” sound in the word, “fish.” Do they substitute another sound? Or perhaps they skip it altogether and just say “ish?” For many children, “fish” can be a tricky word to say. F, and its partner in crime,  V, are tricky sounds for some children. In  speech therapy , we usually check the developmental norms to decide if this sound should be targeted according to the child’s age. We can expect a child to master the F and V sounds around ages four and eight years (respectively). If the child is not saying these sounds, they might benefit from intervention and articulation therapy. They are similar in the placement of your articulators (teeth and lips) but different in the way they are produced. Someone saying an “F” sound is allowing a lot of air to escape around their teeth, while a “V” sound is made by creating vibrations of the vocal cords.

Model the correct placement of your top teeth “biting” the lower lip for the “F” sound. Make the sound and hold it out to emphasize and model the airflow from around your teeth and out of your mouth. Encourage the child to do the same and cue them to hold their hand in front of their mouth to feel the airflow. When working on producing this sound, like any other, use the hierarchy of syllables in isolation first, followed by various positions in single words, then short phrases, sentences and finally in conversation.

Practice Words:

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Model the correct placement, same as the “F” of the top teeth on the bottom lip. This time, encourage the child to place their hand on their or your throat to feel the vibrations of the vocal cords making the “V” sound. You can also have them place their hand in front of their mouth and feel less air escape. Just like “F” when working on producing this sound, like any other, use the hierarchy of syllables in isolation first , followed by various positions in single words, then short phrases, sentences and finally in conversation.

Compare and Contrast

Compare and contrast the “V” and “F” sounds to help the child learn the difference. They can practice listening for the different sounds in your production (e.g., “listen to this sound, what is it?”) called “auditory discrimination” or sort words, items or cards into piles based on which ones have the “V” or “F” sounds. Also have the child produce words that vary only in the “V” and “F” sounds, called minimal pairs. These include:

Surf / Serve

Fear / Veer

Foul / Vowel

Half / Halve

Life / Live

To Promote “V” and “F” sounds

Some common themes and toys to promote these F sounds in articulation therapy include: Firetrucks, fish, friends and the word “fast.” Some common themes and toys to promote “V” are: Vroom (car play), vehicle, and valentine.  

Tips for Saying the “F” and “V” Sounds

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Tips for Saying the “F” and “V” Sounds:

• Call the sound something that describes the hissing quality of the “f” (the angry cat sound) or the vibrating sound of the “v” (the vacuum sound). FYI: The “f” is a voiceless sound- your vocal cords do not vibrate when it’s produced in isolation. The “v” is a voiced sound – your vocal cords vibrate when it’s produced in isolation. Touch your voice box to try it out!
• Encourage the child to gently bite his lower lip with his upper teeth and then instruct him to blow.
• Use a tissue or hold hand in front of mouth while producing several long “f” sounds to draw attention to the “hissing” quality and continuous nature of the sounds.
• Tape tissue paper to the end of a pencil and encourage the child to move the paper in the wind.
• Touch the lower lip and bottom of the upper front teeth with a tongue depressor. Then, ask him to bring the upper teeth and lower lip together to touch where you touched.

I created  “f” Sound Articulation Cards with visuals to remind children how to say the “f” sound.

These flashcards are exceptional because a colorful placement visual is included on each card! Such visuals provide extra support to students/children who may need reminders on where to place their articulators. Included in this product are 36 /f/ flashcards with placement visuals! Each card contains a placement visual for the teeth and bottom lip. These placement visuals are carefully positioned on each card to correspond to the location of the target /f/ sound. For instance, for words that start with /f/, the placement visual is located at the beginning of the word. For words that end with the /f/ sound, the placement visual is located at the end of the word. An additional Initial, Medial, and Final Position Card Visual is also included to help students better understand the location of the /f/ sound in words

I love to use picture books and stories to bombard my clients with their targets and find that they enjoy it too because there is less pressure to repeat the target on command. These are just some of the books I use – there’s a ton more:

Books to Target the “F” Sound:

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I created  “v” Sound Articulation Cards with visuals to remind children how to say the “v” sound.

These flashcards are exceptional because a colorful placement visual is included on each card! Such visuals provide extra support to students/children who may need reminders on where to place their articulators. Included in this product are 36 /v/ flashcards with placement visuals! Each card contains a placement visual for the teeth and bottom lip. These placement visuals are carefully positioned on each card to correspond to the location of the target /v/ sound. For instance, for words that start with /v/, the placement visual is located at the beginning of the word. For words that end with the /v/ sound, the placement visual is located at the end of the word. An additional Initial, Medial, and Final Position Card Visual is also included to help students better understand the location of the /v/ sound in words.

Books to Target the “V” Sound:

Good for targeting “v” in the initial position of words.

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

The word “very” repeats throughout the book!

I’ll Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Admittedly, when I first read this book – WAY before I had children – I thought there was a creepy aspect to it. Now as a mother to two young children, I realize its beauty and truth. Munsch was inspired to write this book after he and his wife suffered two still births. Life is a miracle and very precious.

As always, changing a pattern of speaking is challenging – remember to praise the process not the result.

Adapted from: Bleile, K. (2004).Manual of Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Infancy through Adulthood.Clifton Park: Thomson Delmar Learning.

I HIGHLY encourage using these tips under the guidance of an experienced speech language pathologist. This is because a speech language pathologist can provide models and troubleshoot and answer your questions. Kim Scanlon specializes in treating young children and adults who have articulation, phonological and language delays and disorders. She provides speech therapy in Bergen County, NJ. If you have concerns about your child’s speech and language skills, please do not hesitate to email: [email protected] .

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Articulation Therapy: Teaching F and V sound

The sounds f and v are labiodental fricatives . The name ‘fricatives’ comes from the friction sound that is made when these sounds are produced. When producing fricatives, air flows continuously through articulators (be it the tongue and teeth/lips and teeth) positioned in a specific manner. ‘ Labiodental’ is a description of the use of the lips and the teeth to produce the sounds /f/ and /v/.

If these sounds are misarticulated, a speech therapist will assist in bringing an understanding of how the sounds are made and sound, then establishing them, followed by strengthening and generalizing them.

How are the sounds produced?

The sound /v/ is produced in the same way (position of tongue and lips) however, voicing (i.e. vibration at the throat level) is the only difference.

How is the /f/ sound established?

Work towards establishing the sound if the child is unable to say it correctly. Several children, when younger may substitute the use of the sound /f/ with another for other sounds like /p/. However, by the age of 4, the sound must be used correctly. If not, it needs to be taught.

Establish the sound in the following ways:

Can you feel it:.

Get the child to ‘feel’ where s/he should place the lips and tongue while saying the sound. This can be achieved with a little food. Place a small amount of a sticky food item (chocolate, peanut butter etc.) on the lower lip. Allow the child to sweep it with the upper two teeth. This provides wonderful tactile feedback to the child. Once the child understands this aspect, moving to the use of mirrors and more drilling is needed.

Use a mirror:

The /f/ sound is easy to see and therefore can be easy to learn. A mirror is a great tool to give the visual feedback to the learner. Let the child ‘see’ how his teeth and lips should be placed. Imitating placement of the therapist is great. Keep a mirror big enough to be able to see both faces together.

Once the child is aware of the placement, this can be taken up. Use a smaller mirror held closer to the mouth when the child is saying the /f/ sound. Since there would be a long breath out when saying the sound, the mirror will fog up. This will help the child learn to use the sound with a stream of air.

* Note: Before working on producing the sound, listening and identification of the /f/ and /v/ sound may need to be taken up. Let a speech therapist guide about the need for this.

How to work on the sound /v/?

Voicing differentiates the sound /f/ and /v/ (as was the case for / p/ and /b/ sounds ).  Let the child learn the /f/ sound first and then add the aspect of voicing. Take tips from the previous article/s in this series.

When the child learns voicing, get him/her to understand to ‘ turn on’ voicing for the /v/ sound.

How to build the sound(s) at syllable, word, sentence and conversational level.

Achieving the sounds /f/ and /v/ in isolation is the beginning. Hereafter, there is a need to engage the sound at syllable level (i.e. the sound along with other a vowel) and thereafter longer utterances.

In Syllables .

Allow the child to practice the sound with different vowels (placed before and/or after). Use a visual (like that of the syllable wheel ) to get the child to use the sound and practice them with vowels.

Alternately, you can make your own game like one of ‘What does the Giant say?’ (inspired by the story -Jack and the Bean stalk). Here the therapist can be ‘Jack’ and hide from the Giant (the child). The child needs to say ‘Fee Fi Fo Fum, I can smell ___therapist’s name___’.

(Read previous articles *here* in the articulation series to know about the syllable wheel and other games to build a sound at syllable level).

Read about how to build a work list in a previous article here. Practice a word list through fun games such as:

• Say it from a bag . In an opaque bag, have words written on paper. Once again choose from the word list. Each player picks one paper at a time. The name on the paper must be said out loud by the player who picked it. Each player gets a point for saying the word correctly. The player with most points wins.

In Sentences.

If the child can use the sounds well within words, then move on to practicing the sounds in sentences. At first, short sentences should be used – two to three-word sentences. Follow this with longer sentences and paragraphs/ stories.

Create a list of sentences with the sounds for the child to practice. For example – (1) Five fish. (2) The frog laughed often. (3) The elephant and calf forgot their headphones in the safe.

Make practice fun. Use the sentences to make and play fun games . For instance,

A few books available in bookstores that can encourage the /F/ and /V/ sounds are – One fish, two fish, red fish blue fish (Dr Suess), The foot book (Dr Suess), The Viper (Lisa Thiesing), 1 vote 2 votes, I vote you vote (Dr Suess), The Animals’ Vacation (Shel Haber and Jan Haber), The Bears’ Vacation (Stan and Jan Berenstain). The books encouraging the practice of the sound /v/, have limited words in it. Whenever a word with /v/ is presented in the book, it can be emphasized by the adult.

In Conversation .

Using the sounds correctly within a conversation is quite important. This can be worked upon once the child does well in practicing the sounds in sentences and paragraphs. Within a conversation, you would want the child to use the sounds correctly without having a prepared script.

Daily life conversations

It should be the main time the sounds are practiced within a conversation. Apart from this, it can be fun to play games, wherein the child may have to create and use conversations. An interactive and creative manner to do this is to play a game ‘ Describing a situation’ .  A prepared picture of a situation can be presented to the child. In simple conversations, the child is to describe the different aspects of the picture to the adult. It must be remembered that the picture/ situation must target the sounds that are to be practiced.

The sounds must be practiced often, to help the child produce them more clearly. If s/he is making several errors and mistakes while using the sound(s) in a conversation, then remember to move a step back and once again practice the sounds within sentences.

Hope this article provides guidance to producing the sounds /f/ and /v/. There are several other ways to work on the sounds. Do share your ideas. We would love to receive comments from you about them.

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How to Teach NG Sound: Articulation Activities, and Word Lists for Effective Speech Therapy

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The “f” sound is an unvoiced labiodental fricative, which means that it is produced by forcing air through a narrow channel between the lower lip (labial) and the upper teeth (dental) to create a friction noise. Unlike voiced sounds like “v,” the vocal cords do not vibrate during the production of this sound.

To produce the “f” sound, you need to place your lower lip gently against your upper teeth and then push air through the small gap between them while simultaneously narrowing the gap with your lips. This creates a continuous friction noise that is characterized by a hissing or rushing sound. You can try producing this sound by saying the word “fun” or “off” and paying attention to the way your lips and breath work together to create the sound. In phonetics, this sound is represented by the symbol /f/. It is also sometimes referred to as the “voiceless labiodental fricative.”

Here are few tips you can follow to teach “F” sound:

Demonstrate the sound : Start by demonstrating the “F” sound for your child. Make the sound and have your child watch your lips and mouth movements. Explain that the sound is made by pressing the top teeth against the lower lip and blowing out air.

Visual Cue: Show the child how to place their upper teeth on their lower lip and then blow air out while making a voiceless sound. You can use a mirror to help the child see how their lips and teeth are positioned. You can also use a visual cue such as a picture or flashcard of an “F” to help your child remember the sound.

Understand the sound: Help your child understand that the “F” sound is a voiceless consonant made by pressing the top teeth against the lower lip and blowing out air.

Practice Blowing: Help your child get used to the sensation of blowing out air with their mouth by having them practice blowing bubbles, blowing feathers across a table, or blowing out candles.

Practice Tongue Placement: Show your child how to keep their tongue behind their top teeth while making the “F” sound. You can make it more fun by having them imitate animal sounds, such as a hissing snake or a panting dog, while using the “F” sound.

Practice in Isolation: Once your child has mastered the correct tongue and mouth position, have them practice making the “F” sound on its own without any other sounds.

Add Syllables: After your child has mastered the “F” sound in isolation, have them practice using it in different syllables, such as “fa,” “fe,” and “fo.” You can make it more fun by having them say words like “funny,” “fuzzy,” and “fishy.”

Practice in Words: Once your child has mastered the “F” sound in syllables, have them practice using it in different words such as “fan,” “fence,” and “football.”

Practice in Phrases: After your child has mastered the “F” sound in words, have them practice using it in phrases like “funny face,” “big fan,” and “green fence.”

Practice in Sentences : Finally, have your child practice using the “F” sound in different sentences such as “I have a funny face,” “The fan is on,” and “I jumped over the fence.”

Practice Everywhere: Encourage your child to practice using the “F” sound in different contexts, such as during playtime, mealtime, or while reading books. You can also make it more fun by having them use the “F” sound in different accents or dialects.

120+ Final F Words Speech Therapy {+Free Articulation Lists}

Today I’m excited to share my complete list of final f words for speech therapy practice or for at home practice.

Final F Words Speech Therapy

As a speech therapist in the schools I was always on the lookout for word lists for articulation therapy organized by word positions.

Target Word

Here’s a list of the F final consonants for Speech-Language Pathologists or parents to use in their therapy sessions to work on your student or child’s target sound.

• For Example Targeted Words: laugh, leaf, tough, loaf, golf, stuff, tough, elf, half, sheriff, giraffe, roof, wife

See full list of words, phrases, and sentences below.

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Minimal Pairs

A great way to work on sound production is through minimal pairs .

A minimal pair is two words that differ by only one phoneme, in this case the /f/ sound.

For example, “face” and “vase”.

When you pronounce these words side by side, it’s easy to use auditory discrimination to hear the different phoneme in the initial sound.

Having a list of initial f minimal pairs is a great way to work on correct production especially for your students working on their phonological processes , such as consonant cluster reduction!

Final Consonant Deletion

Is your child or student struggling with final consonant deletion or weak syllable deletion of the final f sound? 

If so, a great way to work on final consonant deletion is to use minimal pairs to work on the difference between making the final f sound and deleting the final f sound.

If you’re on the hunt for a helpful visual or tactile cue for final consonants then be sure to check out this one by Panda Speech Therapy – End Sound Helper Freebie – for Final Consonant Deletion Phonological Processing by Panda Speech Therapy.

If your child or student does final consonant deletion on more than just the f sound then be sure to check out this freebie that focuses on final /p ,b, t, d, m, n, k, g, s, f/ – No Print Final Consonant Deletion Picture Scenes by Teach Speech 365 .

Word Positions: Final F Words Speech Therapy 

Initial position of word.

The initial position of the f sound is at the beginning of a word. For example, “famous” or “fire”.

Medial Position of Words

Some words have the f sound in the medial position of a word, such as “dolphin”, “gopher”, and “muffin”.

Final Positions of Words

The final positions of words are when the target sound is at the end of a word. For example, “loaf” or “leaf”.

Sound Production

Let’s review how to make the correct sound production of the f sound in the English language. 

• Teeth: The /f/ sound is made in the front of the mouth. The first thing to do is to place your upper teeth ontop of your bottom lip.
• Lip Position: Again the f sound is made by placing the lower lip under the top teeth.
• Voice: This sound is a unvoiced sound. You can tell that you’re vibrating your vocal folds by placing your hand on your larynx (where an adam apple is located) and feel for a vibration. This is the only difference between the v and f sound. 

Final Words at Word Level

Some ways to practice your student’s articulation disorder include having your child or student say each final /f/ word one by one as they go through a list. 

Using a dot marker can also be a fun way to practice having your child put a dot under each final f sound. 

In addition, I’ve compiled an easy-to-download one page overview of final f sounds below. Simply scroll down to the bottom of this post and download your free copy.

• 1 Syllable:  wolf, self, off, golf, leaf, elf, scarf, loaf, barf, roof, shelf, half, beef, surf, thief, proof, turf, chef, cliff, gulf, calf, chief, staff, grief, brief, hoof, reef, stiff, deaf, dwarf, bluff, stuff, cuff, fluff, woof, sniff, life, wife, knife, rife, strife, graph, morph, laugh, rough, tough, cough, if, off, goof, poof, snuff, spoof, wharf
• 2 Syllable:  yourself, relief, myself, sheriff, aloof, belief, mischief, herself, meatloaf, himself, behalf, bookshelf, mastiff, decaf, dandruff, sunroof, disbelief, soundproof, kickoff, windsurf, takeoff, standoff, safe, wildlife, midwife, giraffe, triumph, cutoff, engulf, itself, layoff, logoff, payoff, runoff, cookoff, earmuff, liftoff, handoff, playoff, airproof, blastoff, handcuff, moonroof, tradeoff, creampuff, fireproof, rainproof, rustproof, windproof, shockproof, smokeproof, unsafe, carafe, werewolf, oilproof
• 3 Syllable:  handkerchief, bulletproof, waterproof, autograph, telegraph, photograph, paragraph, polygraph, astroturf, babyproof, disbelief, overstaff, powderpuff, stroganoff, shatterproof, homograph

Articulation Flashcard Set – Final F Words

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Short sentences or phrases.

When working on final f sound production, it’s important to work on short phrases once your child or student has mastered the sound at the word level at or near 80% or higher accuracy.

Here is a list of final f word phrases to try:

Final F Words Speech Therapy in Phrases

Sentence Level: Final F Words Speech Therapy

The next step after working at the word and phrase levels is to work on the final f sound at the sentence level.

For example, you could give your child or student a list of sentences to read aloud while they work on their final f sound. 

Another idea would be to give your child or student pictures with their final f sound in them and then have them create a sentence about those pictures.

Below is a list of sentences to use with your child or students.

Final F Words Speech Therapy in Sentences

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Final f words speech therapy ideas, board games.

Are you looking to add some fun and engaging activities to your therapy sessions? 

Board games are a great way to reinforce practice while working on your students’ sounds. 

Some fan favorite board games to try can be found here: 29+ Best Speech Therapy Board Games .

Do you have a favorite of your own board game? Simply use any game as a form of reinforcement to work on any articulation sound.

Boom cards are another fun and engaging way to strengthen your child or student’s articulation skills.

Here are a few favorite boom cards to work on the final F sounds: 

• BOOM CARDS – Articulation Build a Fishbowl FREEBIE by H Groom Speech Therapy – Build a Fishbowl while you work on your students final F sound. There is also an open ended version for working at the syllable level.
• F Articulation Balloon Pop Game: Initial, Medial, Final Boom Cards + Real Game by Jenn-SLP is a fun and interactive set of boom cards that help students practice correct pronunciation of F in all positions. Students pop balloons in 2 different versions of this free game!
• F & V Piggy Bank – Boom Cards™ by Michelle’s Communication Corner is a fun activity that prompts students to put coins in the correct piggy bank as they practice F articulation. This game is distance learner friendly!

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Book Companion

Are you a speech therapist looking for final f words to practice your clients sound errors? 

Here are a couple of book companions that you can use in your therapy room to work on your client’s articulation practice.

• Book Companion: My Truck is Stuck! By Hosp Speech Therapy is a 30 page companion to go along with the book “My Truck is Stuck”. It hits more than 200 target sounds for F articulation.
• Mother Bruce Articulation Word Lists by Miss Molly’s Speech Room is a great resource to print and use to help find target sounds within passages. It is prepared for many sounds, as well as Final F. 

Articulation Activities

Here are a few articulation cards and task cards to work on your child’s ability to produce the final f words. 

• 20 Initial, 20 Medial, 20 Final Words, Phrases, & Sentences – be sure to grab our free downloads at the end of this post for a simple way to practice articulation. Plus these are perfect for older children since they use photos of real words.
• Initial Medial Final Playdoh Smash Mat /s/, /sh/, /f/, /th/, /z/ by JackSLPStore – Use these smash mats as fun reinforcement activity or to put the words in sentences or silly stories.
• Monster /f/ Articulation Freebie by Carly Fowler is a fun and silly freebie game that prompts students to practice final f articulation. This game includes 18 final f targets. 
• Final Consonant Flies by Kari Radovich is a great game that prompts students to feed flies as the practice final f articulation. This is a highly rated favorite.

In Conclusion: Final F Words Speech Therapy

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Initial F by Syllables

Father's Day

Ferris wheel

finger print

fire fighter

football field

Philippines

fashionable

Fiji Islands

fundamental

photographer

photography

Medial F by Syllables

bike safety

boating safety

certificate

climbing safety

confidential

safety glasses

water safety

affiliation

bibliography

informational

modification

sophisticated

unforgettable

Final F by Syllables

carving knife

handkerchief

pocket knife

weatherproof

choreograph

Indian chief

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Initial F Phrases and Sentences

fall season

bird feather

white fence

strong fist

number five

new football

thick forest

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 Sentences

letters 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 Sentences

steep cliff

little cough

elf princess

tall giraffe

cut in half

sharp knife

orange leaf

new sheriff

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?"

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. 

This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with producing the "F" sound.

We encourage you to use this list when practicing at home.

Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are only able to see students/clients 30-60 mins (or less) per week.

This is not enough time  for your child to overcome an articulation disorder with the "F" sound. But with high caseloads...

...it's all SLPs can do.

There's  only so much time  in the day.

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. 

SEE ALSO:   The Best Books for Speech Therapy Practice

We know life is busy , but if you're reading this you're probably someone who cares about helping their loved one as much as you can.

Practice 5-10 minutes whenever you can, but try to do it on a consistent basis (daily).

Please, please, please use this list to practice.

It will be a great benefit to you and your loved one's progress.

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