PRONUNCIATION: Pronouncing /b/ and /v/

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/b/     /v/

 

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Pronunciation

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Exercise 1

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Listen to the pairs of words below. Choose the word you hear each time.

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  1. Victor loves driving his
  2. I he bought the best book
  3. The said my bird Bill needs to drink more.
  4. There is a smoking  in this country
  5. This film is

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Exercise 2

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  1. Veronica loves travelling around
  2. Bart has a big bag of marbles
  3. It'smarvellous to drive this vehicle
  4. How lovely to see Ben buying books
  5. My dog Brian has never bitten anybody