V - LOWER CASE V
Voiced labiodental fricative.
This a lenis or weak consonant. The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The lower lip touches the upper front teeth forming a small passage through ich the pulmonic air stream escapes producing friction.
Spelling
| <v> | very /ˈveri/ | ||||
| <ve> | give /ɡɪv/ | ||||
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Examples
vat /væt/
rival /ˈraɪvl̩/
leave /li:v/
very /ˈveri/
travel /ˈtrævl̩/
give /ɡɪv/
view /vju:/
seven /ˈsevn̩/
Various student groups travelled to Venice in the vacation.
/ˈveərɪəs ˈstju:dnt ˈɡru:ps ˈtrævl̩d tə ˈvenɪs ɪn ðə veɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
A very wide variety of people came.
/ə ˈveri ˈwaɪd vəˈraɪəti əv ˈpi:pl̩ ˈkeɪm/
I love the nice view over the village.
/ ˈaɪ ˈlʌv ðə ˈveri ˈnaɪs ˈvju: ˈəʊvə ðə ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
That vet looks after virtually all the livestock in the valley.
/ðət ˈvet ˈlʊks ˈɑːftə ˈvɜːtʃʊəli ˈɔːl ðə ˈlaɪvstɒk ɪn ðə ˈvæli/̩
Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently.
/ˈvɪnsnt ˈvaʊd ˈvendʒəns ˈveri ˈvi:əməntli/̩
Seventy seven benevolent elephants.
/ˈsevnti ˈsevn̩ bəˈnevələnt ˈelɪfənts/
Pronunciation
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The lower lip touches the upper front teeth forming a small passage through the pulmonic air stream escapes producing friction.