Pronunciation - The "v" Sound
Minimal Pairs
best
bee
buy
bale
bat
vine
 vest
v
vie
veil
vat
wine
 west
wee
y
wail
fat
fine 		ribber
ribbon
beliefs
infest
safer
rifle
 river
riven
believes
invest
savor
rival
 jive
strove
grieve
live
relieve
 jibe
strobe
grebe
life
relief

Challenging Words
  • vast
  • vice
  • void
  • five
  • grove
  • glove
  • live
  • vile
  • rave
  • live
  • vile
  • rave
  • thrive
  • strive
  • very
  • thrive
  • strive
  • very
  • vivid
  • savvy
  • harvest
  • lover
  • louver
  • every
  • vinyl
  • convey
  • virile
  • vestige
  • vegetable
  • visionary
  • vacancy
  • convenience
  • vehicle
  • vivacious
  • evasion
  • invalid

In Phrases
moving violation
It's better to give than to receive
vanity fair
veteran's bureau
invasion of privacy
 get even
virtue and vice
every once in a while
never again
liven up
 violent behavior
twenty-seventh anniversary
liven up
wide variety
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 - [ PLAY ]

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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