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P F B V Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 5: p and f, b and v · Set 11 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Lips together or teeth on lip): p, b: press both lips together, then pop — pen, ball. f, v: top teeth on the lower lip, let the air flow — fan, van. p and f are quiet (no voice); b and v buzz.

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  1. 1.Which word fits? “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
  2. 2.How do your lips start the word “pen”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Listen: how do your lips start the word “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  4. 4.Which word fits? “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “pool”? (a) four (b) pot (c) vote
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “box”? (a) bed (b) four (c) vest
  8. 8.Which word fits? “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
  9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “bus”? (a) boat (b) vest (c) pan
  11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “pool”? (a) fin (b) van (c) park
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
  15. 15.How do your lips start the word “boat”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “boat”? (a) box (b) fan (c) vase
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “fool”? (a) fish (b) van (c) pan
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “ball”? (a) bed (b) vote (c) pin
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “bed”? (a) bag (b) vase (c) fine
  21. 21.How do your lips start the word “pool”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “bus”? (a) vet (b) pen (c) bed
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “bus”? (a) ball (b) pig (c) very
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “fish”? (a) box (b) pot (c) fork
  25. 25.How do your lips start the word “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “pin”? (a) pen (b) fin (c) fork
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “pen”? (a) bat (b) fin (c) park
  28. 28.How do your lips start the word “fool”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “fin”? (a) pin (b) fan (c) bus
  30. 30.Which word fits? “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “bag”? (a) bat (b) fool (c) vote
  32. 32.Listen: how do your lips start the word “four”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word fits? “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “fork”? (a) vest (b) park (c) fin
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vase (b) park (c) bag
  36. 36.Listen: how do your lips start the word “bed”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  37. 37.How do your lips start the word “pig”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) fool (b) vet (c) bag
  39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
  40. 40.How do your lips start the word “fine”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

  1. very
  2. Lips press together
  3. Top teeth on lower lip
  4. fair
  5. pair
  6. pot
  7. bed
  8. vest
  9. pull
  10. boat
  11. bet
  12. pan
  13. park
  14. pin
  15. Lips press together
  16. box
  17. ban
  18. fish
  19. bed
  20. bag
  21. Lips press together
  22. bed
  23. ball
  24. fork
  25. Top teeth on lower lip
  26. pen
  27. park
  28. Top teeth on lower lip
  29. fan
  30. berry
  31. bat
  32. Top teeth on lower lip
  33. past
  34. fin
  35. vase
  36. Lips press together
  37. Lips press together
  38. vet
  39. vet
  40. Top teeth on lower lip

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