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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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