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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 165 · 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 “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) visit (b) wood (c) water
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) valley (b) vase (c) water
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) worm (b) village (c) vase
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) wish
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) week (b) worm (c) violin
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) word (b) wish (c) volume
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) world (b) window (c) vegetable
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) worm (c) vote
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) voice (b) vase (c) wood
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) wait (b) vowel (c) van
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) wait (c) very
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) video (b) week (c) village
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) week (b) wall (c) vase
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wait (b) valley (c) world
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) word (b) water (c) visit
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) worm (b) wind (c) vote
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) walk
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) volume (b) world (c) village
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wall (b) van (c) window
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) vowel (b) window (c) wish
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) video (b) wish (c) voice
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) worm (c) vest
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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