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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 171 · 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? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) walk (b) van (c) week
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) video (b) vest (c) west
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vest (b) vase (c) window
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) water (b) wait (c) van
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) window (c) voice
  11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) violin (b) well (c) wish
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) very (b) wait (c) water
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) well (c) very
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vote (b) video (c) water
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) voice (b) well (c) van
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vase (b) visit (c) well
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vegetable (b) week (c) world
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) walk (b) visit (c) van
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) walk (b) vegetable (c) world
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) west (b) visit (c) voice
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wait (b) wall (c) village
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vegetable (b) very (c) word
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wood (b) wait (c) vest
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) video (b) water (c) vote
  30. 30.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vote (b) wind (c) west
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) water (b) very (c) wet
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) visit (b) word (c) vest
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) very (b) wind (c) vest
  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 “very”? (a) vowel (b) wind (c) worm
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) village (b) violin (c) worm
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) week (b) window (c) vest
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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