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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 384 · 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 “valley”? (a) wait (b) wood (c) video
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) water (b) wish (c) vest
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) wood
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) van (b) wet (c) voice
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) video (b) walk (c) wind
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) village (b) wall (c) wait
  14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wait (b) water (c) violin
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) world (b) very (c) week
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) video (c) world
  26. 26.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wind (b) word (c) village
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) week (b) voice (c) vest
  33. 33.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) violin (b) world (c) well
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vowel (b) voice (c) week
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wish (b) west (c) volume
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) van (c) window
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) valley (b) vowel (c) word
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) week (b) vowel (c) violin

Answer key

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

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