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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 324 · 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 “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) village (b) voice (c) window
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) violin (c) west
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) word (b) van (c) wait
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) voice (b) wish (c) walk
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vest (b) wall (c) violin
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) window (b) walk (c) vase
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wish (b) water (c) volume
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) world (b) very (c) vowel
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wood (b) valley (c) west
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  24. 24.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) world (b) vote (c) vest
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) volume (b) very (c) word
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) walk (b) vase (c) voice
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) van (b) vase (c) wall
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) valley (b) wind (c) week
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) well (b) week (c) vegetable
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) water (b) visit (c) wall
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wall (b) wind (c) vowel
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) very (b) village (c) word
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) visit (b) worm (c) wait

Answer key

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

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