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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 240 · 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) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) world
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) well (b) word (c) video
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) voice (b) wet (c) violin
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) water (b) visit (c) very
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) very (b) van (c) wet
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) voice (b) word (c) van
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) van (b) wall (c) window
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) well (b) violin (c) voice
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) west (b) village (c) week
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) water (b) window (c) very
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) west (b) voice (c) violin
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) village (b) walk (c) vest
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) west (b) very (c) water
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wet (b) wood (c) visit
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) village (b) walk (c) wait
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) very (b) valley (c) week
  33. 33.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wish (b) violin (c) vote
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vegetable (b) wish (c) walk
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) word (c) visit
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) water (b) violin (c) wind
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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