Practice "vest" or "west"
Listen to each word, then say it. An AI says what it heard, sound by sound, and how to make the sound. 3 free tries a day.
- An AI scores each try, not a person. Each score is a practice estimate.
- Scored against American English.
- Practice, not therapy: for a voice or speech problem, see a speech-language pathologist.
- The model voice is a computer voice (Microsoft Azure), in American English.
Your mouth, from the side
How to make it
For w, round your lips like a small o and open them into the vowel; your teeth never touch your lip. For v, rest your top teeth on your bottom lip.
The words
1 of 8
west
2 of 8
wine
3 of 8
wet
4 of 8
vine
5 of 8
vow
6 of 8
veal
7 of 8
I went west for wine.
8 of 8
Vince saw a vine and a vest.
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