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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 389 · 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) wiper (b) viper
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vowel (b) word (c) violin
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) walk (b) window (c) village
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) van (b) window (c) vote
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) voice (b) wish (c) wall
  7. 7.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) window (b) visit (c) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) village (b) visit (c) well
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) week (b) very (c) vowel
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) vest (b) word (c) wind
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) west (b) vowel (c) walk
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) week
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) world (c) visit
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) violin (b) vote (c) wish
  20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) voice (b) very (c) well
  26. 26.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) window (c) vote
  28. 28.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) word (b) wind (c) violin
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) walk (b) vowel (c) very
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) world (c) valley
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vegetable (b) wall (c) wood
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wish (b) visit (c) word
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wall (b) voice (c) wood
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) van (b) visit (c) wet
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) voice (b) vegetable (c) wait
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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