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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 159 · 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 starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) worm (b) word (c) volume
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) world (b) vowel (c) voice
  3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) visit (b) wall (c) vase
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wish (b) vote (c) water
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) walk (b) well (c) vase
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) word (b) valley (c) west
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) valley (b) wish (c) window
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) worm (b) violin (c) wall
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wall (b) wet (c) village
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) wet (c) vest
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) world (b) vowel (c) violin
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) very (b) wind (c) violin
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) visit (c) west
  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 “word”? (a) valley (b) van (c) window
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) video (c) window
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) wait (b) vowel (c) violin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) valley (b) wind (c) volume
  34. 34.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) week (b) video (c) vase
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) voice (b) vest (c) window
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wait (b) very (c) week
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) worm (b) week (c) video
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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