very worth

[joham]

Does 'very worth sth/doing' sound good to native English speakers?

I read Swan's PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE, 3rd edition:
Leicester's well worth visiting. (not: very worth...)

But there are sentences with 'very worth' in americancorpus.org:
1 VERY WORTH 6
12004SPOKCNN_Dobbs but it was very worth discussing. 22004NEWSDenver says Wilburn. " It's very worth the $50 you'll 32000SPOKCNN_King I think all that's very worth doing. OK. 41997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's very worth it. 51997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's very worth it. It's like 61992SPOKABC_20/20 making would be very worth his while. (voice

Thank you in advance.

 

[Raymott]

Does 'very worth sth/doing' sound good to native English speakers?

I read Swan's PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE, 3rd edition:
Leicester's well worth visiting. (not: very worth...)

But there are sentences with 'very worth' in americancorpus.org:
1 VERY WORTH 6
12004SPOKCNN_Dobbs but it was very worth discussing. 22004NEWSDenver says Wilburn. " It's very worth the $50 you'll 32000SPOKCNN_King I think all that's very worth doing. OK. 41997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's very worth it. 51997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's very worth it. It's like 61992SPOKABC_20/20 making would be very worth his while. (voice

Thank you in advance.

I've never heard this phrase before. It might be a new American invention, given the clues in the link titles, which unfortunately lead me nowhere.

 

[bds51]

Hello Joham,
'very worth' doesn't sound good and I wouldn't use it but I've often heard it in both the US and Canada in normal conversation.

 

[tedtmc]

It is very good.
It is well worth it.

It is very worth the money. - does this sound right to you?

'Good' is an adjective whereas 'worth' is not. You only 'use' very with an adjective.
It is common to hear non-native speakers say that but it is wrong.

not a teacher

 

[AiWin]

To emphasize the extent to which soemthing is worth, i think 'really' sounds better.

1. but it was really worth discussing.
2. It's really worth the $50
3. I think all that's really worth doing.
4. Yes, it's really worth it.
5. 61992SPOKABC_20/20 making would be really worth his while.