P F B V Sounds Worksheet
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.Which word fits? “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “ball”? (a) fork (b) voice (c) bed
- 3.Which word fits? “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “pen”? (a) fin (b) fan (c) pin
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “fork”? (a) pen (b) boat (c) fish
- 6.Which word fits? “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “bat”? (a) van (b) vest (c) box
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) pan (b) van (c) bat
- 9.Listen: how do your lips start the word “pin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “pot”? (a) fan (b) park (c) bat
- 11.Which word fits? “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
- 12.How do your lips start the word “pool”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 13.Which word fits? “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
- 14.Listen: how do your lips start the word “fan”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “bus”? (a) boat (b) pot (c) van
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “park”? (a) vase (b) pen (c) fan
- 17.Which word fits? “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
- 18.How do your lips start the word “boat”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Lips press together
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) bus (b) vet (c) four
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “four”? (a) pot (b) voice (c) fin
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “pool”? (a) bag (b) fin (c) pen
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “fool”? (a) fish (b) park (c) pig
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “bat”? (a) bus (b) voice (c) pot
- 24.Which word fits? “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
- 25.Which word fits? “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
- 26.Which word fits? “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) pin (b) vote (c) bat
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) fan (b) bus (c) vet
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “fool”? (a) four (b) pig (c) vase
- 30.Which word fits? “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
- 31.Listen: how do your lips start the word “pool”? (a) Lips press together (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “pot”? (a) pen (b) fish (c) four
- 33.Which word fits? “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “bus”? (a) ball (b) vase (c) very
- 35.Which word fits? “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “fin”? (a) park (b) bed (c) fine
- 37.Which word fits? “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “fine”? (a) fork (b) pool (c) pot
- 39.Which word fits? “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
- 40.Which word fits? “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
Answer key
- past
- bed
- pair
- pin
- fish
- berry
- box
- van
- Lips press together
- park
- bet
- Lips press together
- pan
- Top teeth on lower lip
- boat
- pen
- van
- Lips press together
- vet
- fin
- pen
- fish
- bus
- fast
- pin
- pine
- vote
- vet
- four
- fin
- Lips press together
- pen
- vote
- ball
- fair
- fine
- ban
- fork
- full
- vet
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