English pronunciation: [v] as in Value - sound instruction, videos, and practice materials.


	Initial Sounds
	/F/ 'Fine'
	/V/ 'Value'
	/S/ 'see'
	/Z/ 'zoo'
	/L/ 'love'
	/R/ 'rice'
	/ER/ 'earn'
	/Th/ 'the'
	/Th/ 'think'
	/W/ 'Wow'
	Middle Sounds
	Middle /R/ 'very'
	Final Sounds
	/F/ 'brief'
	/T/ 'eat'
	/d/ 'and'
	/s/ 'bus'
	/ER/ 'after'

	Daily Story

[v] as in Value

Sound formation instruction:

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To pronounce the /v/ sound, place the bottom edges of your upper teeth gently on the inside of your lower lip. Push the voiced air out of the mouth between the lower lip and the upper teeth. Make sure your voice is on (vocal cords are vibrating).

Contrasting sounds:

/v/		/b/
vest		best
vote		boat
very		berry
vat		bat
van		ban
volt		bolt
vend		bend
vase		base

Words:

1	vaccine	2	vacuum
3	vain	4	Valentine
5	valet	6	valid
7	valley	8	value
9	vanished	10	vase
11	vegetable	12	vehicle
13	venture	14	Venus
15	verb	16	version
17	vertical	18	very
19	vest	20	veto
21	vibrate	22	view
23	village	24	vine
25	vinegar	26	vintage
27	violet	28	violin
29	violinist	30	virtue
31	visit	32	visor
33	vital	34	vitamin
35	voice	36	volcano
37	volleyball	38	vote
39	vowels	40	voyage

Sentences:

Very good!
You look very well.
This vacuum cleaner works very well.
Have you ever been to Venice?
Valerie is a very well-known violinist.
The vase is very heavy.
That vehicle is very fast.
In my view, Venice is the most beautiful city in Europe.
Vincent finally visited his friend Valentine, who lives in Virginia.
Vera forgot to buy vitamins and vinegar.

Story:

It was Valentine's Day and Veronica wanted to tell her friend Mark that she had a crush on him. Because they were both single, they decided to have dinner together at a fancy restaurant on Venice Beach. Veronica hoped that they would be able to walk on the beach after dinner. The planet Venus was going to be visible and she thought it would be very romantic to look at the sky together.

At 6 o'clock, Mark arrived in front of Veronica's house in his black Viper. He was nervous about the date because he was going to tell Veronica that he had been secretly dating her little sister, Vicky, for the past month. He fell in love with Vicky the first time he saw her at Veronica's house. She was giving voice lessons to a child and Mark thought Vicky smelled like sweet violets. He thought it was a nice change from Veronica, who smelled like vinegar.

At the restaurant, Mark ordered veal while Veronica ordered a vegetable dish. It was very quiet between the two friends. Veronica complimented the view of the ocean, but Mark only nodded. When a violinist began to play a love song at their table, Mark decided to break the news. He felt bad when Veronica's smile vanished, but he also felt relieved that he did not have to hide his relationship with Vicky any longer.