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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 106 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Teeth for v, round lips for w): v: rest your top teeth on your lower lip and buzz — van, very, voice. w: round your lips like “oo”, then open them — water, wet, west. Check with a mirror: teeth showing on the lip = v; round lips = w.

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  1. 1.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) wish (b) vegetable (c) village
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) well (b) week (c) visit
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) volume (b) worm (c) vote
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vegetable (b) wall (c) very
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) walk (b) voice (c) van
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) voice (b) word (c) worm
  10. 10.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vegetable (b) voice (c) world
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) west (b) vegetable (c) wet
  21. 21.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) violin (b) word (c) vest
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) well (b) visit (c) van
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wet (b) vote (c) vase
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) very (b) walk (c) vegetable
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) van (b) window (c) visit
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) vase (c) west
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vowel (b) week (c) west
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) village (b) well (c) window
  35. 35.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) world (b) video (c) word
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) walk (b) vest (c) week
  39. 39.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wind (b) voice (c) walk

Answer key

  1. Top teeth on lower lip
  2. wish
  3. west
  4. Top teeth on lower lip
  5. visit
  6. worm
  7. wall
  8. walk
  9. voice
  10. went
  11. Round your lips
  12. Top teeth on lower lip
  13. viper
  14. wet
  15. Round your lips
  16. Top teeth on lower lip
  17. vent
  18. world
  19. Top teeth on lower lip
  20. vegetable
  21. wiper
  22. word
  23. well
  24. wet
  25. walk
  26. Round your lips
  27. vest
  28. window
  29. Round your lips
  30. vase
  31. Round your lips
  32. vowel
  33. Round your lips
  34. village
  35. verse
  36. video
  37. Top teeth on lower lip
  38. vest
  39. worse
  40. voice

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