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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 295 · 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 “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) violin (b) van (c) west
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) wet (b) visit (c) video
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) voice (b) wood (c) vase
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) volume (c) window
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wait (b) well (c) violin
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) word (b) violin (c) well
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) volume (b) violin (c) water
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) volume (b) wind (c) wood
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) walk (b) well (c) village
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) video (b) wind (c) window
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) water (b) wind (c) vase
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wait (b) video (c) violin
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) van (c) worm
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) volume (b) window (c) water
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wait (b) vegetable (c) vote
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) walk (b) vegetable (c) wait
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vegetable (b) west (c) wet
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) violin (b) vegetable (c) wait
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wish (b) vegetable (c) world
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wet (b) word (c) visit
  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 “van”? (a) well (b) vote (c) wish
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) west (b) wet (c) vegetable
  37. 37.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) wind
  39. 39.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) word (b) vote (c) wind

Answer key

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

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