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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 273 · 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 “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) well (b) wet (c) village
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  6. 6.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) very (b) walk (c) village
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) worm (b) valley (c) violin
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) walk (b) video (c) vegetable
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) window (b) village (c) vase
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) world (c) village
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) vegetable (c) wall
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wind (b) window (c) vest
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) worm (b) video (c) volume
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) window (b) wet (c) very
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) week (b) voice (c) word
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wind (b) vase (c) wet
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wind (b) wet (c) voice
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) world (b) wait (c) vase
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) week (b) vote (c) very
  31. 31.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) violin (b) water (c) vest
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) vegetable (c) worm
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) valley (c) wet
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) volume (b) van (c) wall
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) valley (b) voice (c) west
  37. 37.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wet (b) van (c) world
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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