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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 209 · 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 “van”? (a) violin (b) window (c) water
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) volume (b) vowel (c) wet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) van (b) worm (c) vote
  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 “vest”? (a) week (b) visit (c) word
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wait (b) volume (c) word
  8. 8.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) violin (b) vowel (c) wish
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) walk (b) vegetable (c) volume
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) water (b) voice (c) volume
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) walk (b) volume (c) vowel
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) wish (c) visit
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) world (b) valley (c) vase
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  24. 24.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vest (b) wood (c) vowel
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) walk (b) word (c) volume
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wet (b) very (c) wait
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wait (b) voice (c) vote
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wind (b) village (c) vest
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) visit (b) word (c) vote
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) village (b) world (c) wind
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) village (b) worm (c) world
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) window (b) vest (c) very
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) volume (b) vowel (c) wall
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) worm (b) vest (c) violin
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) vest (b) window (c) west
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) walk (b) vest (c) valley
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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