Skills

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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

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



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