/v/ vs /b/

Fricative /v/ (vat) vs plosive /b/ (bat).

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# /v/ vs /b/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Consonant

## Note
Fricative /v/ (vat) vs plosive /b/ (bat).

## Practice Pairs
- be / v - onset
- bee / v - onset
- buy / vie - onset
- by / vie - onset
- bye / vie - onset
- ban / van - onset
- base / vase - onset
- bat / vat - onset
- beg / vague - onset
- bet / vet - onset
- boat / vote - onset
- verb / verve - coda
- bail / vale - onset
- bail / veil - onset
- bain / vane - onset
- bane / vane - onset
- ben / Venn - onset
- vanish / banish - onset
- bender / vendor - onset
- bendy / vendee - onset
- bend / vend - onset
- bent / vent - onset
- berry / very - onset
- best / vest - onset
- valley / bally - onset
- balance / valance - onset
- vow / bough - onset
- bendable / vendible - onset
- cab / calve - coda
- bail / vail - onset
- vale / bale - onset
- veil / bale - onset
- biz / viz - onset
- sib / sieve - coda
- vile / bile - onset
- bale / vail - onset
- civil / sibyl - nucleus
- ballet / valet - onset
- bolt / volt - onset
- labor / laver - nucleus
- lover / lubber - nucleus
- covey / cubby - nucleus
- bicker / vicar - onset

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be
/biː/
vs

v
/viː/

Onset
bee
/ˈbiː/
vs

v
/viː/

Onset
buy
/baɪ/
vs

vie
/vaɪ/

Onset
by
/baɪ/
vs

vie
/vaɪ/

Onset
bye
/baɪ/
vs

vie
/vaɪ/

Onset
ban
[ˈbɛən]
vs

van
/væn/

Onset
base
/beɪs/
vs

vase
/veɪs/

Onset
bat
/bæt/
vs

vat
drill word /væt/

Onset
beg
/ˈbeɪɡ/
vs

vague
/veɪɡ/

Onset
bet
/ˈbɛt/
vs

vet
/vɛt/

Onset
boat
/ˈboʊ̯t/
vs

vote
/voʊt/

Onset
verb
/vɝb/
vs

verve
/vɝv/

Coda
bail
/beɪl/
vs

vale
/veɪl/

Onset
bail
/beɪl/
vs

veil
/veɪl/

Onset
bain
/beɪn/
vs

vane
drill word /veɪn/

Onset
bane
/beɪn/
vs

vane
drill word /veɪn/

Onset
ben
/bɛn/
vs

Venn
drill word /vɛn/

Onset
vanish
/ˈvænɪʃ/
vs

banish
/ˈbænɪʃ/

Onset
bender
/ˈbɛndɚ/
vs

vendor
/ˈvɛndɚ/

Onset
bendy
/ˈbɛndi/
vs

vendee
/vɛnˈdi/

Onset
bend
/bɛnd/
vs

vend
/vɛnd/

Onset
bent
/ˈbɛnt/
vs

vent
/vɛnt/

Onset
berry
/ˈbɛɹi/
vs

very
/ˈvɛri/

Onset
best
/ˈbɛst/
vs

vest
/vɛst/

Onset
valley
/ˈvæli/
vs

bally
/ˈbæli/

Onset
balance
/ˈbæləns/
vs

valance
/ˈvæləns/

Onset
vow
/vaʊ/
vs

bough
/ˈbaʊ/

Onset
bendable
/ˈbɛndəbəl/
vs

vendible
/ˈvɛndəbəl/

Onset
cab
/kæb/
vs

calve
/kæv/

Coda
bail
/beɪl/
vs

vail
/veɪl/

Onset
vale
/veɪl/
vs

bale
/beɪl/

Onset
veil
/veɪl/
vs

bale
/beɪl/

Onset
biz
/bɪz/
vs

viz
/vɪz/

Onset
sib
/sɪb/
vs

sieve
/sɪv/

Coda
vile
/vaɪl/
vs

bile
/baɪl/

Onset
bale
/beɪl/
vs

vail
/veɪl/

Onset
civil
/ˈsɪvəl/
vs

sibyl
/ˈsɪbəl/

Nucleus
ballet
/bælˈeɪ/
vs

valet
/ˈvæleɪ/

Onset
bolt
/boʊlt/
vs

volt
/voʊlt/

Onset
labor
/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
vs

laver
/ˈleɪvɚ/

Nucleus
lover
/ˈlʌvɚ/
vs

lubber
/ˈlʌb.ɚ/

Nucleus
covey
/ˈkʌvi/
vs

cubby
/ˈkʌbi/

Nucleus
bicker
/ˈbɪkɚ/
vs

vicar
/ˈvɪkɚ/

Onset

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