'v' vs 'w'

Pronunciation · A2 · 30 sec

Your prompt

Say this aloud, focusing on the highlighted sounds.

Say it slowly first, then again at a natural speed. We check the words came through clearly — this is not a phoneme test.

Reference

We were very worried we would be waiting a very long time.

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