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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 323 · 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 “visit”? (a) wish (b) van (c) window
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wish (b) window (c) violin
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) very (b) wall (c) well
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wish (b) vase (c) wait
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vest (b) week (c) van
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) worm (b) vegetable (c) village
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wall (b) very (c) wood
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) violin (c) well
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) van (c) water
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) volume (b) window (c) village
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) valley (b) wall (c) vest
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) volume (b) wood (c) very
  25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  26. 26.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) water (c) valley
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) vowel (c) wet
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) volume (c) window
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) well (b) video (c) wind
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vote (b) vegetable (c) wish
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) van (c) window
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) west (b) vote (c) water
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) walk (b) volume (c) wait
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) van (b) well (c) walk
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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