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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 505 · 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 “vote”? (a) word (b) wind (c) van
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) very (b) vase (c) wind
  6. 6.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) video (c) wet
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vowel (b) vegetable (c) world
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) violin (b) word (c) west
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) worm (b) vowel (c) voice
  15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) very (c) wet
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) van (b) wall (c) wait
  19. 19.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) valley (c) wait
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) word (b) west (c) video
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) worm (b) vowel (c) window
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) valley (b) wait (c) video
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) very (b) wet (c) voice
  29. 29.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wall (b) visit (c) window
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) voice (b) volume (c) word
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) worm (b) world (c) very
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) week (b) video (c) vest
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) volume (b) window (c) walk
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) vegetable (c) wood
  37. 37.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  38. 38.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vowel (b) van (c) walk
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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