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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 153 · 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.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) very (b) window (c) wish
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vase (b) west (c) video
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) voice (b) wood (c) world
  6. 6.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) vegetable (b) walk (c) well
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wait (b) village (c) voice
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) world (b) wait (c) video
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vote (b) window (c) vegetable
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) vest (c) west
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) week (b) violin (c) vowel
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) video (b) van (c) wish
  28. 28.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  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 “voice”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) week
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) week (c) village
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) worm (c) volume
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) west (b) valley (c) wind
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) week (b) well (c) vest
  38. 38.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wet (b) vowel (c) wait
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) worm (c) vase

Answer key

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

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