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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 431 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) valley (b) vest (c) west
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wood (b) volume (c) vowel
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  10. 10.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) very (b) wind (c) violin
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) well
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) worm (b) west (c) van
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) word (c) valley
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) word (b) video (c) vest
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vegetable (b) vote (c) wish
  20. 20.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) violin (b) vegetable (c) word
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) west (c) van
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) wish
  24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) video (c) worm
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) video (b) worm (c) voice
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) vowel
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wind (b) vase (c) wet
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) valley (b) vegetable (c) word
  32. 32.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  33. 33.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) world (c) vegetable
  37. 37.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) video (b) volume (c) well
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vase (b) wind (c) worm

Answer key

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

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