Sounds "w", "v"
I sometimes get confused about the sounds "w" and "v". Can you suggest some tongue-twisters to train them?
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Valerie, it is a good thing you are noticing this! If you practice this now, your English will always be easier for people to understand. Here are two ideas that you can use several times every day:
The trick for the "w" is to imagine you are very thirsty and you see a glass of cold water. You are excited, so you say, "Ooo, water!" Now, notice the shape of your lips when you say "Ooo" -- your lips stay in that same shape as you voice the "w" sound at the beginning of "water." Do not let your teeth touch your lip...be sure to keep your mouth in the small O shape. "Ooo, water!" "Ooo, water!" You can practice this every time you see water...although the people nearby might think you are a little odd to always get so excited about water! :).
To practice the V sound, pair it with F, because the two sounds are identical in placement of teeth and lips. A good practice phrase that you can use whenever someone asks, "How are you?" is this: "Very fine. I am very fine."
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Vicky's violet van is very vivid in Vermont.
Wendy Valentine wasted vine after vine while making wine.
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For the "v" sound, your bottom lip touches your upper teeth. Once you get used to doing this it will be easy!
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