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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 437 · 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 “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wait (b) violin (c) voice
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wish (b) wet (c) voice
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) world (b) vowel (c) visit
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vegetable (b) wet (c) violin
  10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) world (c) village
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) very (b) video (c) west
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) worm (b) valley (c) very
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wet (b) vote (c) world
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wood (b) visit (c) vowel
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) very (b) wet (c) wall
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) visit (b) vote (c) wall
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) van (b) west (c) voice
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wish (b) video (c) very
  23. 23.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) word (b) vowel (c) voice
  26. 26.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wall (b) van (c) week
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) violin (b) wall (c) very
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) wish (c) valley
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wish (b) vest (c) vowel
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) very (b) wood (c) well
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) video (b) worm (c) walk
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) vest (c) wet
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) very (b) word (c) vote
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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