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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 411 · 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 “violin”? (a) west (b) volume (c) wood
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) van (c) walk
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) violin (b) west (c) water
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) well (b) worm (c) video
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vase (b) video (c) well
  7. 7.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) walk (b) vase (c) window
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  12. 12.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) well (b) van (c) wall
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) volume (b) wet (c) west
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) walk (b) wind (c) van
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) week (b) volume (c) video
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wet (b) village (c) video
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) village (c) wait
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) window (b) video (c) week
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) vowel (b) wish (c) wet
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) voice (b) wish (c) water
  28. 28.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wall (b) west (c) visit
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) world (b) wood (c) violin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) worm (b) window (c) valley
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) wish (b) violin (c) visit
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wind (b) vegetable (c) van
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) visit (b) water (c) valley

Answer key

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

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