The Letter V
In this lesson, we will learn about all the sounds of the letter V. It is the twenty-second and fifth-to-last letter of the English alphabet.
"V" is the twenty-second and fifth-to-last letter in English and it is a consonant.
Consonants are the letters that are produced by stopping the letter from flowing easily.
Uppercase Form | V |
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Lowercase | v |
Name | vee (pronounced /ˈviː/) |
Sound | /v/ |
The Letter V: Sounds
The letter "v" has only one sound:
Sound: /v/
The Letter V: Multigraph
Letter "v" can also appear in combinations with itself.
vv
"vv" sounds /v/:
ski
be
chi
The Letter V: Uses
The letter "V is also used as:
- The abbreviation of "versus" (= against)
- The abbreviation of "very" (in informal British English writing)
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