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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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