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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 493 · 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.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) vest (b) world (c) word
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) voice (b) week (c) visit
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vowel (b) video (c) window
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) vest (c) west
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) word (b) video (c) wet
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) vest (c) word
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) window (b) violin (c) world
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wall (b) volume (c) very
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) vase (c) week
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) well (b) voice (c) water
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) voice (b) wood (c) wind
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wall (b) village (c) wet
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) wish (c) vowel
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) valley (b) wet (c) vest
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vase (b) water (c) vowel
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vegetable (b) wait (c) vote
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vase (b) voice (c) water
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) water (c) van
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) wet (c) voice
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vest (b) voice (c) word
  39. 39.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) vegetable (c) well

Answer key

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

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