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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 401 · 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 “vegetable”? (a) well (b) vowel (c) water
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) video (c) world
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) valley
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) walk (b) village (c) video
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) violin (b) van (c) west
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) word (b) wait (c) village
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) walk (b) wish (c) van
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) vest
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vote (b) vest (c) west
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) village (b) vest (c) water
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  20. 20.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) 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 “volume”? (a) wood (b) worm (c) violin
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) video (b) wet (c) vase
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vest (b) word (c) visit
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) walk (b) van (c) violin
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wood (b) violin (c) wish
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) window (b) voice (c) wait
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) world (b) wall (c) visit
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) walk
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wish (b) vegetable (c) vase
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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