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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 233 · 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? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vest (b) vegetable (c) wish
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) window (b) van (c) word
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) very (b) well (c) valley
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  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) went (b) vent
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) valley (b) word (c) voice
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) video (b) word (c) vest
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) west (b) vegetable (c) voice
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) window (b) violin (c) worm
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) week (b) voice (c) visit
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vegetable (b) van (c) worm
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) water (b) voice (c) wait
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) volume (b) water (c) word
  24. 24.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) volume (b) vowel (c) west
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) walk (b) van (c) word
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vase (b) visit (c) west
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) visit (b) wish (c) window
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wood (b) vest (c) wish
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) walk (c) very
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vest (b) worm (c) west
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) world (c) vase
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) valley (b) world (c) word
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) west (b) week (c) vote

Answer key

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

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