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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 433 · 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.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) water (b) vote (c) van
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vase (b) walk (c) wait
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vase (b) week (c) vest
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vowel (b) west (c) voice
  8. 8.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) window (b) west (c) very
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) village (b) window (c) vase
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) window (b) village (c) vase
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) wind (b) voice (c) vote
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) van (b) wait (c) wet
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) voice (b) video (c) wish
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) violin (b) water (c) video
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) voice (b) vest (c) wind
  21. 21.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) visit (b) volume (c) wet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) visit (b) vowel (c) water
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) very (b) wet (c) village
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) volume (b) wait (c) west
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wet (b) west (c) vote
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) vegetable
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) worm (b) vegetable (c) video
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wind (b) wish (c) vest
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) voice (b) week (c) van
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) week (b) visit (c) vase
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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