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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 286 · 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 “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) visit (c) west
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) walk (b) vowel (c) video
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wish (b) volume (c) vote
  7. 7.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vote (b) word (c) vegetable
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wind (b) vegetable (c) word
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) voice (b) violin (c) wet
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) west (b) very (c) vowel
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) world (b) violin (c) village
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wish (b) voice (c) well
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) valley (c) wet
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) village (b) window (c) vowel
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) video (b) walk (c) wood
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vowel (b) van (c) water
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) video (b) window (c) violin
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) visit (b) water (c) village
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) water (c) vowel
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) very (b) visit (c) wish
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) walk (c) valley
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) west (b) wish (c) village
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vote (b) west (c) week
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vest (b) well (c) wind
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) window (b) word (c) vowel
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) well (b) voice (c) vase

Answer key

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

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