F & V Minimal Pairs

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“f” and “v” Pronunciation belief believe breve brief calf calve confection convection defied divide defies devise define divine defined divined defines divines defining divining delf delve Devon deafen disbelief disbelieve elfish elvish faerie vary faeries varies fail vale failed veiled failing veiling fails vales fain vain falter vaulter falters vaulters fans vans fast vast fastness vastness fat vat fats vats fault vault faulted vaulted faulting vaulting faults vaults fear veer feared veered fearing veering fears veers feigned veined feigns vanes felt veld fend vend fended vended fender vender fenders venders fending vending fends vends ferry Verey fetch vetch fetches vetches fetid vetted feud viewed few view fewer viewer fie vie Fife five figure vigour

file vile fine vine finery vinery fines vines first versed fivers vivas fizz viz foal vole foals voles focal vocal foil voile foist voiced follies volleys folly volley fox vox fuse views graph grave grief grieve half halve infantries inventories infantry inventory infest invest infested invested infesting investing infests invests leaf leave leafing leaving life live loofahs louvres love luff loving luffing NAAFI navvy of off phial vial phials vials plaintiff plaintive proof prove proofing proving raffish ravish reef reeve referential reverential refuse reviews relief relieve reproof reprove Rev ref rife rive rifle rival rifled rivalled rifles rivals safe save safer saver scurfy scurvy serf serve service surface serviced surfaced


services surfaces servicing surfacing serving surfing shelf shelve shovel shuffle shovelled shuffled shovels shuffles sniffle snivel sniffled snivelled sniffles snivels staff starve staffing starving strife strive thief thieve V fee V's fees wafer waiver wafers waivers waif waive wife wive


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