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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 212 · 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? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) voice (b) wood (c) walk
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) walk (c) vase
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) very (b) wood (c) vote
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) voice (b) wind (c) vowel
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vowel (b) word (c) visit
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) vote (c) world
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wall (b) van (c) wet
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) well (b) wood (c) video
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) valley (b) village (c) well
  22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) voice (c) wood
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) visit (b) word (c) world
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) word (b) wait (c) vegetable
  26. 26.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wall (b) vest (c) world
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) week (c) volume
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wind (b) wet (c) visit
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) window (b) vest (c) valley
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) world (b) wall (c) volume
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vest (b) vowel (c) wind
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) very (c) wish
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) video (b) voice (c) well
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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