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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 314 · 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 “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) well (b) west (c) violin
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) violin (b) wall (c) valley
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) village (b) voice (c) week
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vowel (b) van (c) week
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) wish (b) voice (c) van
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) vote (c) word
  14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) visit (b) wet (c) vest
  18. 18.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) vowel (b) world (c) wet
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) water (b) wall (c) vowel
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) valley (b) vest (c) walk
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) voice (b) wall (c) well
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) walk (b) village (c) vegetable
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) village (b) west (c) wait
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) voice (c) wet
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wet (b) window (c) very
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) vegetable (c) world
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) valley (b) west (c) well
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) volume (b) west (c) wait
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) van (b) voice (c) wet
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) valley (b) west (c) window
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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