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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 280 · 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? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) vest (b) water (c) west
  6. 6.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vegetable (b) vest (c) water
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) water
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vest (b) window (c) world
  17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) vest
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) very (b) water (c) vote
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) visit (b) wet (c) valley
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vote (b) voice (c) well
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) world (b) video (c) very
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wood (b) wait (c) voice
  25. 25.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vegetable (b) wood (c) word
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) worm (b) wish (c) vote
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) walk (c) violin
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) van (b) valley (c) wall
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) volume (b) wish (c) walk
  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 “window”? (a) wish (b) violin (c) valley
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) village (c) west
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) water (b) van (c) wet
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vest (b) valley (c) world
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) van (b) voice (c) west

Answer key

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

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