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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 258 · 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.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) violin (b) vest (c) water
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) video (b) worm (c) village
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) valley (b) wish (c) volume
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wood (b) wind (c) vase
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) vote (c) window
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) walk (b) voice (c) vowel
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) vest (c) worm
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) wait
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) video (b) voice (c) week
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) west (b) village (c) vote
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) window (c) vote
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vest (b) wish (c) vowel
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) visit (b) word (c) video
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) village (b) worm (c) word
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) week (c) valley
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wall (b) wind (c) vote
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vote (b) west (c) volume
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) valley (b) week (c) violin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) volume (c) worm
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) volume (c) word
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) voice (b) wall (c) word
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vegetable (b) wait (c) very
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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