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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 207 · 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 “very”? (a) water (b) worm (c) valley
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  4. 4.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vegetable (b) week (c) vase
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) vote (c) world
  9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) video (b) wet (c) volume
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wood (b) violin (c) very
  12. 12.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vase (b) west (c) wall
  14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vote (b) vowel (c) west
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) week (b) wall (c) van
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) wet (c) visit
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wait (b) voice (c) vest
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) volume (b) vest (c) water
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vote (b) voice (c) wet
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vest (b) word (c) video
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) world (b) visit (c) van
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) violin
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) window (b) very (c) wet
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) walk (b) well (c) vote
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) wish (c) valley
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) video (c) wall
  36. 36.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) video (c) wait
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) violin (b) water (c) wait
  40. 40.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper

Answer key

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

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