 Practicing the V sound in English. This video deals with the V sound. This free English lesson is sponsored by the following English learning sites. V, V, V. This is one of the difficult sounds to make in English. Probably because it's not so commonly used in a lot of other languages. But you can improve with practice. How to make the sound. If you're having trouble making this sound, check out the video at rachelsenglish.com. Rachel and her friends explain in detail how to make the sound. Click below. Now you'll have lots of chances to practice this sound with me. Ready to start? This video will give you many types of practice with the V sound. You will get to practice the sound in words, phrases, dialogues, and oral paragraphs. Let's start with simple words. Very, vest, leave, waiver, favorite. Some people have trouble distinguishing between V and B. Try saying these words. Very, berry, van, van. Vote, boat, veil, bale, vile, vile. Riven, ribbon, river, river. Jive, jive, grieve, grebe, strove, strobe. Other words in contrast. Some people have trouble distinguishing between V and F, or maybe V and we. Try saying these words. V, fee, vat, fat, veil, fail, view, few, leave, leaf, waiver, wafer, invest, infest. V, we, vest, west, vein, wane, vi, y, vet, wet, vic, wick, invite, in white. Let's move on to some more challenging words with this sound. You can repeat these words for practice. Easier, vast, voice, vice, five, glove, review, louver, lavatory, verify, everybody, vegetables, coverage, vinyl, vicious, favorable, challenging words, grievous, vulnerable, investiture, vestigial, vivacious. Now, let's try this sound in phrases, expressions, and idioms. For meanings of these phrases, check out the glossary at the end of the video. Get even, liven up, vanity fair, wide variety, invasion of privacy, moving violation, voting booth, veterans bureau, verifiable evidence. The best vest in the west, every once in a while, 27th anniversary, virtue and vice, frivolous behavior. It's better to give than to receive. Now, let's put the sound in context. Try out this dialogue with a partner or teacher. How did you avoid a parking violation? Easy. I parked my vehicle in a vacant lot. Don't they ever check there? Never. Not even in the most severe crackdowns. You're lucky. I've been cited five times. Take my advice. Get a validated parking sticker. Try it again, saying just one part. Your part doesn't have to be the exact words. How did you avoid a parking violation? Don't they ever check there? You're lucky. I've been cited five times. Now, switch roles. You start and ask the questions. Easy. I parked my vehicle in a vacant lot. Never. Not even in the most severe crackdowns. Take my advice. Get a validated parking sticker. More sounds in context. Practice this oral reading paragraph. Lovers never leave Virginia. Victor and Vivian were lovers. When they were 17, 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 of 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 ever leave Virginia. Feel free to pause the video to practice this paragraph. Try saying it with only a few key words. You don't have to say it perfectly. Just remember and say the general ideas. You can also improvise with your own sentences. Go ahead and tell the story from the key words. Feel free to stop the video and practice if you need more time. Meanings of various idioms and expressions with the V sound. Get even. Take revenge on someone. Liven up. Become more enthusiastic or upbeat. Invasion of privacy. Interrupting people who want to be alone. Moving violation. Breaking the law while driving a vehicle. Voting booth. Place where people cast ballots in elections. Veterans Bureau. Office that helps retired soldiers. Verifiable evidence. Proof that can be checked, true or false. Every once in a while. Occasionally. Usually at a non-scheduled time. Virtue and vice. Good and bad behavior. Right or wrong actions. Frivolous behavior. Silly actions not to be taken seriously. It's better to give than to receive. Selfishness. Sample sentences with these phrases and idioms. Get even. He got even by winning the next round. Liven up. Liven up. No one wants to see you so gloomy. Invasion of privacy. Looking at her email was an invasion of privacy. Moving violation. Tom got a moving violation ticket for speeding. Voting booth. At the voting booth they will elect a new mayor. Veterans Bureau. The Veterans Bureau gave my father insurance. Verifiable evidence. You need verifiable evidence to accuse him. Every once in a while. I visit my grandmother every once in a while. Virtue and vice. We have daily opportunities for virtue and vice. Frivolous behavior. The kids game was just frivolous behavior. For more information and practice with this sound, click on the link below. Hope that was helpful. For more videos like this, please subscribe to our channel. Or visit www.eslgold.com.