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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 381 · 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? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) vase (c) wait
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) violin (b) volume (c) wish
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vest (b) west (c) wall
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) village (b) wind (c) west
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vowel (b) very (c) wish
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vote (b) week (c) vase
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wait (b) vowel (c) wet
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) voice (b) vest (c) water
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) violin (c) worm
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vowel (b) vegetable (c) wind
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) week (b) valley (c) wet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) walk (b) vest (c) word
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vegetable (b) van (c) wish
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) walk (c) vegetable
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vegetable (b) wall (c) voice
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) west (b) vest (c) visit
  30. 30.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vowel (b) vegetable (c) wish
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) voice (b) very (c) well
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wall (b) vowel (c) wish
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vase (b) world (c) week
  35. 35.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  36. 36.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) wall (c) vote
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vote (b) wait (c) window
  40. 40.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west

Answer key

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

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