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.
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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