The V sound
Pronunciation: The “v” Sound
Minimal Pairs
| best | vest | west | ribber | river | jive | jibe | ||||||
| bee | v | wee | ribbon | riven | strove | strobe | ||||||
| buy | vie | y | beliefs | believes | grieve | grebe | ||||||
| bale | veil | wail | infest | invest | live | life | ||||||
| bat | vat | fat | safer | savor | relieve | relief | ||||||
| vine | wine | fine | rifle | rival |
Challenging Words
| vast | live | vivid | vegetable | |||
| vice | vile | savvy | visionary | |||
| void | rave | harvest | vacancy | |||
| five | thrive | lover | convenience | |||
| grove | strive | louver | vehicle | |||
| glove | very | every | vivacious | |||
| live | thrive | vinyl | evasion | |||
| vile | strive | convey | invalid | |||
| rave | very | virile | vestige |
In Phrases
| moving violation | get even | violent behavior | ||
| It’s better to give than receive | virtue and vice | twenty-seventh | ||
| vanity fair | every once in a while | anniversary | ||
| veteran’s bureau | liven up | wide variety | ||
| invasion of privacy | invaluable advice | verifiable evidence |
Dialogue
| A: How did you avoid a parking violation? |
| B: Easy. I parked my vehicle in a vacant lot. |
| A: Don’t they ever check there? |
| B: Never. Not even in the most severe crackdowns. |
| A: You’re lucky. I’ve been cited five times. |
| B: Take my advice. Get a validated parking sticker. |
Oral Reading
| Lovers Never Leave Virginia
Victor and Vivian were lovers. When they were seventeen, they moved to Virginia, where they lived for many years. They loved movies, especially very romantic ones. Every Valentine’s Day, the lovers visited the theater in Belleville, where they viewed several versions or Romeo and Juliet, the famous love story. After the movies were over, they started planning their vacation. They planned to visit Vienna or Venice in Europe or Vietnam in Asia, but they never did. Their lives were too busy with their vocations and various trivial things that they couldn’t leave Virginia. |