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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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