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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 186 · 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? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vowel (b) valley (c) wall
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vase (b) vowel (c) wish
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) vase (c) wall
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) week (b) visit (c) voice
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) very (b) van (c) west
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) vase (c) world
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) water (b) vote (c) wood
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) village (b) wait (c) vest
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) west (b) voice (c) walk
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) voice (b) water (c) walk
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) volume (b) word (c) van
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wall (b) worm (c) voice
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) world (b) water (c) village
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wet (b) vegetable (c) volume
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) wind (c) video
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) window (b) valley (c) video
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) week (b) valley (c) vegetable
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) worm (b) water (c) village
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) violin (b) wind (c) week
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vote (b) wall (c) wood
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) voice (b) walk (c) van
  40. 40.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse

Answer key

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

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