Consonants Five: Minimal Pairs /w/ & /v/
Differentiate between the /w/ & /v/ sounds with precision. Learn to transition between words and phrases through targeted practice exercises.
Meet your instructor
FREE PREVIEWIntroducing the /w/ & /v/ sounds
FREE PREVIEWThe /w/ & /v/ sounds up close
Placement exercise
FREE PREVIEWMuscle memory i
FREE PREVIEWMuscle memory ii
FREE PREVIEWMuscle memory iii
Muscle memory iv
Muscle Memory v
Word repetition exercise
Phrase exercise i
Phrase exercise iii
Phrase exercise iv
Non-native English speakers often have difficulty differentiating between the /w/ and /v/ sounds. This course focuses on slow and controlled movements to help you differentiate between the two sounds with precision.
We'll start with an introduction to each of the sounds: /w/ & /v/. Then, we'll progress through structured exercises, including placement drills, articulation practice, and word and phrase repetition exercises.
Having taught English pronunciation for years, I know that fricative sounds often pose a challenge. They require careful attention, more than a general pronunciation course usually offers. That's why I've created this focused course to give you the detailed instruction and targeted practice you need to truly master the /θ/ & /ð/ fricative sounds. Let's get started!
"Consonants Five" is a mini-course focused on clear differentiation of the /w/ & /v/ sounds of British English pronunciation, specifically Received Pronunciation (RP).
This course is designed for non-native English speakers who want to further improve their British English pronunciation, building upon the /w/ sound from the previous course.
The course follows a structured, step-by-step approach: placement exercises, articulation exercises, word repetition, phrase repetition, and a review exercise.
Building muscle memory through exercises helps you articulate sounds with precision and ease, focusing on slow and controlled movements initially.
Articulation exercises focus on repeating each sound in isolation and then combining it with various vowel sounds using slow and controlled movements. The phrase repetition exercise helps you transition between words containing each of the target cluster sounds within phrases and sentence structures.
This course will be released in June 2025.