You tell your neighbor her garden looks "wery well," or you ask for the "best" when you mean a "vest." You say "his" so it sounds like "hiss," or ask for "peace" when you want "peas." Many languages have only one sound where English has two, so learners use the same sound for V and W, or B and V, or P and B, or S and Z. This episode works through the pairs one at a time, with words from around the house. In this episode: • V AND W: very well • B AND V: best and vest • P and b, f and p • Z and s, and endings • Listening lab: grocery list • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: very well (VEH-ree WEL) — very good vest (VEST) — a warm vest west (WEST) — the sun sets in the west vet (VET) — the animal doctor wet (WET) — Your hair is wet. visit (VIH-zit) — Grandma's coming to visit. best (BEST) — You're the best. berry (BEH-ree) — a bowl of berries very (VEH-ree) — very tired bet (BET) — I bet he's asleep. (casual: I'm sure) oven (UH-vun) — Preheat the oven. pear (PAIR) — a ripe pear bear (BAIR) — a teddy bear pie (PIE) — apple pie buy (BUY) — Can you buy bread? back (BAK) — I'll be right back. fan (FAN) — Turn on the fan. pan (PAN) — a frying pan fork (FORK) — a knife and fork pork (PORK) — pork chops coffee (KAW-fee) — a cup of coffee copy (KAH-pee) — Make a copy. his (HIZ) — his phone hiss (HIS) — the sound a snake makes eyes (IZE) — Close your eyes. ice (ICE) — some ice for your drink peas (PEEZ) — green peas peace (PEES) — some peace and quiet prize (PRIZE) — She won a prize. price (PRICE) — What's the price? plays (PLAYZ) — He plays outside. Season 2 · Real American English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — accent, everyday grammar, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.