Vv
consonant 13 · lips and teeth
The activation, the inside of the mouth, a mouth up close, the beat, the reading and the sheet to print. All on this page.
Work on it here or take the printed sheet. The mirror, the activation and the syllables in the book work just as well without a screen.
See the other soundsPlace
Top teeth on bottom lip
Manner
Continuous
Voice
Voiced
Air
Steady
Before you start
V is F with a buzz. If it comes out as B, check that the lips stay apart.
Bunny teeth, just like for f.
Start with fff, then turn the voice on: vvv. Hand on the throat.
Switch: fff, vvv, fff, vvv. Only the buzz changes.
One
4 steps. Listen to them, or use the arrows to go at your own pace.
The bottom lip tucks in
It rests under the top teeth, just like F.
The soft palate closes the nose
All the air goes to that gap.
The air flows without stopping
Thin and steady, just like F.
But the throat buzzes
That buzz turns F into V. You can feel it with a finger.
Two
The same mouth, syllable by syllable and up close: this is the model they'll copy in the mirror.
The camera shows their mouth next to the video. Nothing is recorded or saved: it only shows, like a mirror.
Ten of each
Tap each time they say it. At ten, it moves on to the next one.
Three
English has strong and weak beats. Tap the table on the strong one as you say it. Touch a pattern to hear it.
Four
Only sounds they've already worked on. The words with a heart are learned by heart. Touch any of them to hear it.
To take with you
The two pages you use every day: practice with tally marks and tracing, and reading with the words. Print it as many times as you need.
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This page goes with card 13 of the book. It isn't a diagnosis and doesn't replace an assessment by a speech-language professional.