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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 296 · 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) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) village (b) window (c) vowel
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) window (b) vowel (c) video
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) week (c) vote
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) wall (c) valley
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vegetable (b) worm (c) volume
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  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 “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) week (b) water (c) valley
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) world (c) vowel
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) visit (b) very (c) world
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) village (b) walk (c) water
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wet (b) vase (c) voice
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) week (b) voice (c) very
  23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) wet (c) window
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) week (b) village (c) window
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) video (b) well (c) water
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) well (b) video (c) vegetable
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vase (b) well (c) word
  31. 31.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) window (b) very (c) vowel
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) visit (b) well (c) wall
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) voice (b) wind (c) water
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vote (b) village (c) west
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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