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/
Rare cases:
<f> of /əv/
<lve> halve /hɑ:v/

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.