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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 413 · 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? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) well (b) voice (c) visit
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) window (b) walk (c) vase
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) very (b) visit (c) word
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) word (b) walk (c) van
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) village (b) wait (c) vase
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wet (b) word (c) village
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vote (b) wood (c) world
  16. 16.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vowel (b) week (c) word
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) violin (b) wind (c) well
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) wish (c) vote
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) wall (c) valley
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) water (b) van (c) wait
  25. 25.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vote (b) vest (c) well
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) world (b) village (c) violin
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vegetable (b) very (c) wall
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) van (b) wet (c) vowel
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vest (b) vote (c) word
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) visit (b) well (c) week
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) week (b) van (c) worm
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) water (b) very (c) wait
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) volume (b) vase (c) wet

Answer key

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

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