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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 264 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) worm (b) vegetable (c) van
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) violin (b) west (c) valley
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vase (b) van (c) word
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wish (b) vote (c) walk
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) vowel (c) wall
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) village (b) voice (c) worm
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) window (b) water (c) vest
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) visit (b) vowel (c) wait
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) wet (c) video
  22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) van (c) water
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) world (c) very
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) well (b) volume (c) very
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) village (b) wish (c) world
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) very (b) water (c) video
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) week (c) vest
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) vowel
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) window (c) volume
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) well (b) violin (c) vest
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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