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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 497 · 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 starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) video (c) well
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) well (b) very (c) world
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) wish
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) wish (b) vegetable (c) vowel
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) van (b) violin (c) word
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) walk (b) west (c) van
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) water (b) wood (c) voice
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) volume (b) wish (c) village
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) voice (b) van (c) wait
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vowel (b) valley (c) wait
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  20. 20.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) world (b) vowel (c) voice
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vest (b) vowel (c) window
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vegetable (b) vest (c) wet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) well (b) wall (c) vase
  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 “walk”? (a) van (b) very (c) wish
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) visit (b) very (c) west
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vest (b) window (c) word
  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 “week”? (a) van (b) water (c) voice
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wind (b) vowel (c) week
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) volume (b) wall (c) week
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) vegetable (b) water (c) wood
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wood (b) wind (c) village
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) village (b) vegetable (c) wish

Answer key

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

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