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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 329 · 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) worse (b) verse
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  4. 4.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  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 “volume”? (a) west (b) wood (c) vowel
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) word
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vote (b) week (c) very
  11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vote (b) very (c) water
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wish (b) village (c) vase
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) water
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) walk (b) voice (c) violin
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vegetable (b) voice (c) world
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wood (b) wall (c) valley
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) worm (b) very (c) window
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wish (b) violin (c) valley
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) water
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) visit (b) water (c) wood
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vase (b) wet (c) walk
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) window (b) wind (c) video
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) wall (c) village
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) water (b) visit (c) vowel
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wish (b) vegetable (c) well
  39. 39.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) worm (b) village (c) van

Answer key

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

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