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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 290 · 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? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) volume
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) word (b) window (c) voice
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) window (b) volume (c) vase
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) valley (b) volume (c) wood
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) water (b) wall (c) vase
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vote (b) wind (c) window
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) video (b) west (c) window
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) word (b) van (c) wood
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) very (b) well (c) van
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wish (b) vest (c) violin
  20. 20.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vegetable (b) voice (c) wind
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) window (b) wish (c) very
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) world (b) vest (c) village
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wind (b) violin (c) village
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vase (b) village (c) wait
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) valley (b) vowel (c) wood
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) violin (b) wind (c) very
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) very (b) vote (c) worm
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  32. 32.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) week (b) vegetable (c) wind
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wood (b) vest (c) voice
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) volume (b) week (c) vest
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) vowel (b) word (c) wait

Answer key

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

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