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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 378 · 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 “vase”? (a) vest (b) wish (c) wait
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) wall (c) van
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) water (b) vest (c) vase
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) violin (c) wish
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vote (b) water (c) vase
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vest (b) water (c) week
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) word (b) vase (c) week
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) volume (b) vest (c) wall
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wish (b) vest (c) walk
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vegetable (b) visit (c) window
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) week (b) world (c) video
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) volume (c) wood
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) valley (c) water
  23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) world (b) vest (c) very
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wall (b) very (c) west
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vase (b) video (c) world
  30. 30.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) west (b) vote (c) walk
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vest (b) west (c) wood
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) well
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) voice (b) vase (c) well
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) worm (b) valley (c) vote
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) voice (b) walk (c) wood
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) very (b) village (c) wall
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) word (b) worm (c) volume
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vowel (b) wait (c) wood

Answer key

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

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