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

Valentines Day is for Lovers Every February 14th, Von and Verna celebrate Valentine's Day. They leave their worries behind and revisit the place they first met seven years ago: a small cove near the Valley of the Five Ravens. Finish the story using as many v words as possible