American Pronunciation W vs V

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W vs V

Both sounds are voiced, but the mouth positions are different. You have to correctly separate the two sounds for a native speaker to understand you correctly.

If you ́re not familiar with Voiced and Voiceless Sounds, check out my video explanation with the link below:

https://rumble.com/v3u6pbj-the-secret-to-american-english-pronunciation-voiced-and-voiceless-sounds.html
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Here are some minimal pair examples for practice:

Wet - Vet
West - Vest
Worse - Verse
Whale - Veil
Wiper - Viper
We - V

Try using your cellphone to record your voice and compare it to my pronunciation. What words do you have trouble pronouncing? Let me know in the comments below.

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