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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 440 · 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 “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) vest (c) week
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) worm (b) very (c) wood
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) wait (c) village
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) vase (b) water (c) west
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vest (b) valley (c) west
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) wet (b) violin (c) vest
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) word (b) volume (c) vote
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) van (b) very (c) wish
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) walk (c) village
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) vest
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) van (c) walk
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wood (b) walk (c) vote
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wood (b) van (c) week
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) west (b) volume (c) vest
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vowel (b) voice (c) west
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) water (c) volume
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) vote (c) water
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) west (b) video (c) walk
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) window (b) van (c) vest
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wet (b) window (c) very

Answer key

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

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