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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 274 · 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 fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) very (b) well (c) world
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wall (b) violin (c) well
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) van (c) wait
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) violin (b) wet (c) volume
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) water (b) valley (c) vowel
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) van (b) vegetable (c) worm
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) walk (c) volume
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) volume (b) wet (c) walk
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) volume (b) voice (c) wood
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) worm
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) west (b) wind (c) video
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) visit (c) wet
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) walk (b) west (c) volume
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) very (b) village (c) wall
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) valley (b) village (c) walk
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) world (b) vest (c) word
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) video (b) very (c) wall
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) van (b) worm (c) water
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vote (b) van (c) wet
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) van (b) water (c) violin
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) walk (b) visit (c) week
  33. 33.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) word (b) wish (c) vegetable
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vegetable (b) world (c) violin
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) visit (b) volume (c) water
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vase (b) water (c) video
  40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet

Answer key

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

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