Name: Practice Your English Pronunciation /f/ vs /p/ Sounds | Course #23
Uploaded: 2025-06-18T17:40:57.000Z
Duration: 13 min 35 s
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In this video, I'm going to focus on two initial consonant sounds in English.

I know to some of you they sound very similar, but they are quite different and they are very important sounds in English.

So practice with me because I want you to be able to pronounce these sounds correctly.

Well guys, before we get into the, f and p sounds in English, remember to check the IPA spelling.

And please try to repeat after me when I ask you to.

Let's now practice making this initial, f consonant sound in English.

What you're going to do is you're going to place your top teeth against your bottom lip.

Please repeat after me. fan fan fan Great.

And you're going to push out some air with your lips.

Please repeat after me, guys. pan pan pan Great.

These words sound almost the same, but the sounds are different.

And they're very useful if you really want to focus on the difference between sounds in English.

But first, let's focus on our sounds themselves.

Please watch how I move my mouth and repeat after me.

First, the f sound. f f f And now, the p sound.

Repeat after me. p p p Let's now do both.

Please repeat after me, guys. f p f p f p Let's now bring our words.

Please repeat after me. fan pan fan pan fan pan Great job.

Let's now go through minimal pairs together.

Let's go. face pace faced paste facts packs fad pad fail pale faint paint fair pair fang pang fart part fashion passion fast past fat pat fate pate fear peer feed peed feel peel feet peat felt pelt fen pen fence pence fend penned few pew fig pig file pile fill pill fin pin pinch  pinch find pined fine pine firm perm first pursed fit pit fix picks flack plaque flank plank fleas please flight plight fled fled flea plea fleet pleat flop plop flume plume flunk plunk flush plush flux flux Excellent, guys.

Time now to practice with sentences using these consonant sounds.

And finally, The fit pig ate the fig in the pit.

And I want you to listen very carefully and to tell me if this word is A or B.

Listen to me. fries One more time. fries Which one is it?

ply ply It's B, guys. ply A would be fly. pull pull It's B, pull.

A would be for. paid paid Answer A is correct, paid.

B is pulled. phrase phrase It's answer A again, phrase.

What about this one?  prose It's B, prose.

You now have a better understanding of these two initial consonant sounds in English.

It takes a lot of practice to master these sounds, to be able to pronounce them correctly, and to train your ear to hear the differences.

And obviously, watch my other pronunciation videos.

I promise you they will help you improve your skills.