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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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