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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 278 · 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? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) violin (b) wait (c) wall
  4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) violin (b) village (c) well
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) village (b) world (c) volume
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vase (b) well (c) vowel
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wish (b) very (c) week
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) worm (c) van
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wind (b) world (c) van
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) walk (b) vest (c) wait
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) well (c) video
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) village (b) word (c) visit
  29. 29.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) violin (b) west (c) worm
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) vote (b) wait (c) wish
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) very (b) wood (c) village
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) wet (b) video (c) very
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) valley (c) world
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) word (b) wall (c) village
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) wet (b) van (c) village
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) window (b) world (c) vase
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vowel (b) voice (c) west
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wind (b) video (c) vest

Answer key

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

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