The “v” sound
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
vast
.
.
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
Dialog
- 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.
- Reading
- Writing
- Pronunciation
- Test your English
- Search our sites