V and W, as in Vine and Wine
 

How to Make the V and W Sound : V ,W ශබ්ද කරන අයුරු






මෙම හඬ අසමින් V, W පාඩම කර බලන්න.
Play this sound to do V and W lesson



අවශ්‍ය තැන් වලදී නවත්වා කාලය ලබාගන්න.

vine wine


How to make the sounds

To make the /v/ sound, put your upper teeth onto your lower lip. Use your voice as your breath passes through the teeth and lower lip. To make the /w/ sound, push the lips forward and say /u/, then let the tongue and lower lip drop. When you let the first sound glide into the second (usually a vowel follows), /w/ is produced.



Exercise One: Word Repetition


Listen to the following words from your tape and repeat them.

 








vest
vine
vivid
verb
vote		 navel
drive
several
arrive
carve		 west
 once
worry
few
twelve		 wood
wagon
narrow
were
twine

Exercise Two: Minimal Pair Distinction


Listen to the following words and repeat them.


vest west
veil wail
vine wine
viper wiper
vast fast
very berry
vest best
groove grew
roving rowing
west rest
wine Rhine
vine fine


Exercise Three: Phrases with /v/ or /w/


Listen to the sound . You will hear phrases of words that either contain /v/ or /w/. As you listen to each phrase, mark /v/ if you hear /v/, mark /w/ if you hear /w/, or mark ø if you hear neither.




  1. 2. 3. 4.


  2. 6. 7. 8.





    Exercise Four: Minimal Pair Distinction Part One


    Listen to your tape. You will hear the sentences below, but only one of the italicized words will be spoken. Circle the word which you hear.







    1. My friends had a lot of wines/vines in their basement.


    2. His poetry is becoming worse/verse.


    3. Her story was disturbed by a wail/veil.


    4. A wiper/viper was used in the experiment.


    5. The cows were mooing/moving in the pasture.


    6. The teacher used the wiser/visor of the two students.

    Part Two: Listen for the missing words and write them on the lines below.




    1. Did you happen to look in the ?


    2. The boaters in the park.


    3. They under the floor.


    4. The French teacher said (French word for"YOU")



    Exercise 5: Dictation


    Listen to the sentences and speak them.



    1. ____________________________________________________


    2. ____________________________________________________


    3. ____________________________wind up_________________


    4. ______________________________________pronounce._____


    5. ______________________________________weird._________



    Exercise Six: Questions for Answers Given


    In this section, you will hear 5 answers. You will not hear the questions. Listen carefully to the answer, and then ask question.


    Example: ______________________? I'm fine, thanks. (you record "How are you?" onto your tape BEFORE the answer. Then, cue your tape and let your instructor listen.)



    1. Did you…


    2. Have you…


    3. Are you…


    4. Did you__________________ very worn waistcoat______________


    5. Have…



    Tongue Twisters


    Say the following sentences, paying attention to the sounds /v/ & /w/.


    1. Wendell Vaccario wasted vine after vine.



    2. Woolen vests for wailing wolves are worn in the vast woodlands.


    3. Varied berries are wetted while Val and Walt whisper in vain.



    4. Woodson's waistcoat is weirdly vented.



    5. Wise women don't walk in the woods while wolves wander.



    6. Vivian, Valerie, and Virginia verbally voiced vivid salvos.



    7. Mervin never drivels when vexing wooing vendors.



    8. Walt's villa is verging on the weird and vile.



    9. Groves of vines veered west along the villain's veranda.


    10. For once, weary Wanda's woolgathering lost its vim and vigor.

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