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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 168 · 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? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  3. 3.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) violin (b) wall (c) wet
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) vote (c) world
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) water (b) vase (c) video
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) very (c) well
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) wall
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wish (b) week (c) village
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wall (b) volume (c) village
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wish (b) wood (c) vest
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) west (b) van (c) vest
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) week (b) vote (c) vest
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) visit (b) van (c) water
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) world (b) vowel (c) vegetable
  25. 25.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) world (b) water (c) video
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) worm (b) west (c) video
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) very (c) wood
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) visit (b) water (c) volume
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) visit (c) wish
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) world (b) word (c) vegetable
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) west (b) van (c) wood
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vase (b) voice (c) worm

Answer key

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

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