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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 261 · 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 “wet”? (a) volume (b) world (c) van
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) walk (b) visit (c) word
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) world (b) vest (c) voice
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) west (b) van (c) vowel
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wet (b) week (c) volume
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) violin (c) water
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) world (c) vote
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) violin (b) van (c) wish
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vegetable (b) van (c) wish
  23. 23.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  24. 24.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) village (b) wish (c) van
  27. 27.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) wet (b) video (c) valley
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) word (b) window (c) volume
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) village (b) word (c) valley
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) week (b) vest (c) valley
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) volume (b) van (c) water
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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