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  The [B vs, V] Sounds
 
The [B vs. V] sounds

    
  • Form the mouth like a P at the start, then produce a voiced sound as you force air through to separate the lips
  • Form the mouth as in the F at the start, then produce an audible, semi-buzzing sound as you force air through


The following words have the B and V sounds.

Ballys                           Flavor

Barnes and Noble        Over

Bay view                       Vibe

Belleview                      Business

Best Value Inn              Number

Beverly Hills                 Public

Buena Vista                 Private

Cove                            Behavioral

Inconvenience              Supervisor

Reservations                Bob Evans

River                            Burger

University                     Boulevard

Vallejo                          Blockbuster Video

Valley Bank                  Chevrolet

Vegetables                   Five

Volvo                             Base

Vase                              Able





Try these phrases:

Baker boulevard                   Over Oberlin

Vivian’s Bakery                      Business number

Vegetable burger                   Blue River

Beverly Boulevard                 Black Volvo

Beverage vendor                   University Boulevard

Base vase                              Able vibe

Bear Valley                            The best vacation

Give me a break                    Vast vocabulary

About a boy                           Blue violin

Visual aviator                         Visiting brother

    


Sentence drills


  1. Please call back for a better connection, thank you.
  2. Bob Evans Restaurant is on  University Boulevard
  3. Would you like Norm Reeves Volvo or the Chevrolet main number?
  4. That’s Beef & Veal in Buena Vista, Florida?
  5. I’m sorry for the inconvenience; let me try my best to assist you.
  6. Vivian’s Bakery is located on University Blvd.
  7. The vendor serves vegetable burgers and beverages.
  8. The business is on Blue River Rd in Bay View.
  9. I have Banana Republic on Beverly Blvd.
  10. That’s Virgin Airlines; is that for flight information or for Reservation?
 
   
 
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