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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 479 · 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 “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) world (b) village (c) wet
  4. 4.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) walk
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) west
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) window (b) word (c) vest
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) valley (b) wood (c) water
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vegetable (b) world (c) water
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) voice (c) window
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) very (c) wood
  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 “violin”? (a) well (b) valley (c) walk
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) west (c) vote
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) visit (b) water (c) wall
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) vest (b) week (c) worm
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) wish (b) volume (c) village
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) visit (c) worm
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) window (b) wood (c) video
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vote (b) wait (c) valley
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wait (b) wind (c) village
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) week (b) vegetable (c) violin
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) west (c) vase

Answer key

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

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