How to Make the Sound

To make the /v/ sound, put your upper teeth onto your lower lip. Use your voice as your breath passes through the teeth and lower lip. To make the /w/ sound, push the lips forward and say /u/, then let the tongue and lower lip drop. When you let the first sound glide into the second (usually a vowel follows), /w/ is produced. Work with a partner to say what these pictures are.

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Practice #1: Word Repetition

Listen to the following words and repeat.

vest

vine

vivid

verb

vote

navel

drive

several

arrive

carve

west

once

worry

few

twelve

wood

wagon

narrow

were

twine


Practice #2: Minimal Pair Distinction


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