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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 225 · 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? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vote (b) video (c) window
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  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 “wait”? (a) volume (b) video (c) window
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) village (b) wet (c) wood
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) world (b) volume (c) wind
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vegetable (b) walk (c) vase
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) word (b) well (c) valley
  21. 21.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vowel (b) visit (c) world
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vest (b) volume (c) worm
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) visit (b) wind (c) world
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) week (b) west (c) van
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) volume (c) wait
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) visit (b) wood (c) vegetable
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) visit (b) voice (c) worm
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) valley (b) wind (c) wood
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vase (b) wood (c) vowel
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) west (b) violin (c) very
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) van (b) voice (c) wet
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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