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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 158 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) van (b) wish (c) vest
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wind (b) violin (c) visit
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) village (b) wait (c) wish
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) valley (b) vest (c) window
  10. 10.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vase (b) worm (c) van
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) volume (b) walk (c) vase
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vegetable (b) wish (c) visit
  15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) well (c) wall
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) voice (b) vest (c) water
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wish (b) vest (c) wet
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vowel (b) water (c) vote
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vowel (b) van (c) wish
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vote (b) vegetable (c) wall
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) worm (b) video (c) water
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vegetable (b) world (c) wet
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) well (b) voice (c) very
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vegetable (b) window (c) valley
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) violin (b) water (c) van

Answer key

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

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