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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 359 · 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? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) violin (b) village (c) worm
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) volume (b) west (c) vote
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) visit (b) volume (c) wish
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) violin (c) water
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vase (b) violin (c) well
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) video (c) world
  14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vowel (b) week (c) word
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) west (b) well (c) vase
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) wish (c) vegetable
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) word (b) valley (c) vegetable
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vowel (b) wait (c) violin
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wet (b) wall (c) vegetable
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) well (b) visit (c) village
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) week
  27. 27.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) walk (b) video (c) wait
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vegetable (b) water (c) week
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) violin (b) week (c) west
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vase (b) violin (c) wall
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) worm (b) well (c) violin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) window (b) violin (c) very
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) van (b) week (c) wish
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) wall (b) vowel (c) violin
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) worm (c) video
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) valley (b) vegetable (c) wood
  39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) video (b) vote (c) west

Answer key

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

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