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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 289 · 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.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  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 “vest”? (a) vowel (b) worm (c) world
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wall (b) window (c) van
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wet (b) van (c) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) violin (b) world (c) word
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) window (b) village (c) word
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) vest
  13. 13.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  14. 14.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) week (b) very (c) west
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) world (c) video
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) valley (b) world (c) vest
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) very
  22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) violin
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) walk (b) vegetable (c) well
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) week (b) voice (c) worm
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vegetable (b) word (c) wood
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vowel (b) walk (c) wait
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) violin
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) water (b) window (c) vegetable
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) very (b) vest (c) window
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) volume (b) well (c) vote

Answer key

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

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