f
Common English words with this sound
f (fan)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| afraid | /əˈfreɪd/ | — | A1 | |
| after | /ˈæftɚ/ | /ˈɑːftə/ | A1 | |
| afternoon | /ˌæftɚˈnun/ | /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ | A1 | |
| beautiful | /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ | /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ | A1 | |
| beef | /bif/ | /biːf/ | A1 | |
| before | /bɪˈfɑr/ | /bɪˈfɔː/ | A1 | |
| boyfriend | /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ | /ˈbɔɪˌfrend/ | A1 | |
| breakfast | /ˈbrɛkfəst/ | /ˈbrekfəst/ | A1 | |
| butterfly | /ˈbʌɾɚˌflaɪ/ | /ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ/ | A1 | |
| careful | /ˈkɛrfəl/ | /ˈkeəfəl/ | A1 | |
| carefully | /ˈkɛrfəli/ | /ˈkeəfəli/ | A1 | |
| coffee | /ˈkɑfi/ | /ˈkɒfi/ | A1 | |
| difference | /ˈdɪfɚəns/ | /ˈdɪfərəns/ | A1 | |
| different | /ˈdɪfɚənt/ | /ˈdɪfərənt/ | A1 | |
| difficult | /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ | — | A1 | |
| F | /ɛf/ | /ef/ | A1 | |
| face | /feɪs/ | — | A1 | |
| factory | /ˈfæktri/ | /ˈfæktəri/ | A1 | |
| fair | /fɛr/ | /feə/ | A1 | |
| fairy | /ˈfɛri/ | /ˈfeəri/ | A1 |