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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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