Phrases 1 fast food 2 face the facts 3 final offer 4 financial affairs 5 half-life 6 stuff in the safe
7 a flat in France 8 fresh flowers
Sentences
1 My father is fond of1 coffee whereas I find it awful. 2 She phoned to say that in fact some female fireflies can’t fly. 3 Ralphmet his wife at the pharmacy when he had a dreadful cough. 4 Funnily enough, Phil’s girlfriend Fiona studied philosophy with me in Fife. 5 Fifty photographs will suffice for the French exhibition on Friday afternoon. 6 My family said I have to2 make an effort to refuse to be selfish in future and better myself.
Notes: 1 of is the only word in English in which the letter ‘f’ is pronounced /v/. 2 have to is pronounced /’haftə/
Further Notes: 1) often can be pronounced /ɒfən/ or /ɒftən/. 2) Native speakers may delete the /f/ in fifth and twelfth to make the words easier to say.