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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 269 · 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 “vote”? (a) wet (b) week (c) village
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) van (c) wish
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) volume (b) wall (c) vase
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) world (b) voice (c) vegetable
  11. 11.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) worm (c) violin
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) visit (b) vegetable (c) walk
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) very (b) wait (c) world
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vowel (b) violin (c) wet
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) walk (b) vowel (c) wait
  20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) very (b) wood (c) violin
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) visit (c) well
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wall (b) video (c) vowel
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) worm (c) wet
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) wood (c) voice
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) vegetable (b) window (c) wait
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) vote (c) walk
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vowel (b) vote (c) wait
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) wet
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) window (c) video
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vowel (b) west (c) worm
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  40. 40.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse

Answer key

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

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