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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 132 · 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 “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) water (b) violin (c) van
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wet (b) video (c) village
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) village (c) wall
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) west (c) valley
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) walk (b) village (c) vote
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) violin (b) visit (c) world
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) voice (c) wood
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vowel (b) wet (c) week
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wait (b) vowel (c) wall
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) week (b) valley (c) vase
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) worm (b) wet (c) vase
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) wood (b) vowel (c) voice
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) world (c) volume
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) west (b) vegetable (c) window
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) visit (c) water
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vest (b) window (c) water
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vase (b) wood (c) worm
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wet (b) violin (c) wish
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) violin (b) worm (c) voice
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vote (b) wish (c) week

Answer key

  1. Top teeth on lower lip
  2. water
  3. Top teeth on lower lip
  4. went
  5. viper
  6. wet
  7. village
  8. valley
  9. walk
  10. Top teeth on lower lip
  11. world
  12. Round your lips
  13. Round your lips
  14. Round your lips
  15. wet
  16. vent
  17. wood
  18. west
  19. Round your lips
  20. vowel
  21. vowel
  22. week
  23. vase
  24. Round your lips
  25. vet
  26. wood
  27. volume
  28. Top teeth on lower lip
  29. worse
  30. vegetable
  31. visit
  32. vest
  33. vase
  34. violin
  35. Top teeth on lower lip
  36. worm
  37. Top teeth on lower lip
  38. Round your lips
  39. vest
  40. vote

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