#361 English Pronunciation Practice: The V and B Sounds
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Georgiana
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🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
This is the third episode in our pronunciation series. In the first episode, we practiced R and L. In the second one, we worked on the TH sound. And today, we'll practice the difference between V and B.
These sounds can be very tricky, because in some languages there isn't much difference between them. But in English, they are very different.
So today, we'll warm up with some minimal pairs, then practice with simple sentences, and finally we'll do a mini-story.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Georgiana, and I'm back with a new episode of the Speak English Now podcast, |
| 0:09.7 | the podcast that helps you speak English fluently with no grammar and no textbooks. |
| 0:17.1 | If you want to help me, share the podcast with your friends and family. |
| 0:23.2 | That would mean a lot. Thanks. |
| 0:27.0 | This is the third episode in our pronunciation series. |
| 0:32.0 | In the first episode, we practice R&L. |
| 0:36.6 | In the second one, we worked on the T-8 sound, and today we'll practice |
| 0:42.7 | the difference between V and B. These sounds can be very tricky, because in some languages |
| 0:51.2 | there isn't much difference between them. But in English, they are very |
| 0:57.3 | different. So today, we'll warm up with some word pairs, then practice with tongue twisters, |
| 1:06.4 | and finally we'll do a mini-story. Listen and repeat. |
| 1:13.9 | Vest, best. |
| 1:17.9 | Vow, bow. |
| 1:22.0 | Vote, boat. |
| 1:25.7 | Vending, bending. |
| 1:31.1 | Van, bending. Van. Van. Ban. |
| 1:35.2 | Very, berry. |
| 1:39.7 | Vase, base. |
| 1:44.3 | Vent Bent Viking |
| 1:47.7 | Viking |
| 1:49.0 | Let's listen to the word pairs |
| 1:54.7 | in sentences |
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