In this video, I'm going to focus on two consonant sounds.
So the ‘f’ sound and the ‘v’ sound.
They may sound similar but they are actually quite different.
And they are very important sounds in the English language
so I really want you to be able to hear the difference
The first word is the word ‘fan’.
‘fan’
Can you hear the /v/ sound this time?
‘van’.
They sound really similar, but they are different.
And we're gonna practice together.
By the end of this video, you will be able to pronounce them correctly.
Before learning about the /f/ and /v/ sounds in English,
you need to focus on the IPA spelling.
You can also watch how I move my mouth, and obviously you need to repeat after me in this video.
I know you can make those sounds guys so let's do it together now.
First, let's produce the /f/sound in English.
What you're going to do is - you're not going to use your voice.
It's a voiceless sound so no vibration in your throat.
You are going to place your teeth against your bottom lip
and you're going to push out some air through your teeth and your bottom lip.
So, okay, please watch my mouth and repeat after me.
/f/
Let's practice with the word ‘fan’.
Good.
As for the/v/sound, it's exactly the same as the/f/sound.
But this time, you are going to use your voice.
It's a voiced sound so you are going to feel some vibration.
So /v/.
Can you please repeat after me.
/v/
Let's practice with the word ‘van’.
Good.
Let's now practice with minimal pairs.
Words that sound very very much alike but the sounds are actually different.
They are very useful if you really want to hear the difference between the two sounds.
First, let's practice producing the sounds themselves.
/f/
/v/
/f/ /v/
Let's now go through minimal pairs together.
Please watch me and how I move my mouth.
V
Let's now practice with a few sentences containing these consonant sounds.
The first sentence is, ‘The vendor sold me a new fender.’
‘The vendor sold me a new fender.’
Good.
And finally, ‘Save your money in the safe.’
‘Save your money in the safe.’
Good.
Let's now move on to listening practice.
I'm now going to show you two words.
I will say one of the two words and I want you to listen very carefully and
to tell me if this word is ‘a’ or ‘b’
So you have two words, ‘a’ and ‘b’.
‘a’ or ‘b’?
‘a’ or ‘b’?
'a' or 'b'?
‘a’ is pronounced ‘fairy’.
‘a’, ‘b’ - what do you think guys?
‘a’ would be pronounced ‘staff’.
‘a’ ‘b’?
You now understand the difference between these two consonant sounds.
The /f/ sound and the/v/sound in English.
Of course it takes a lot of listening and speaking practice to master these sounds,
So keep practicing to be able to pronounce them correctly
and to train your ear to hear the differences between the sounds.
Also make sure to watch my other pronunciation videos
if you want to improve your English skills.
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