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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 51 · 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 “voice”? (a) valley (b) word (c) week
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) word (b) violin (c) voice
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) word (b) voice (c) west
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) volume (b) wait (c) video
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vegetable (b) violin (c) week
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vote (b) vowel (c) west
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) water (b) worm (c) visit
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) window (b) vowel (c) week
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) world (b) wall (c) village
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) water (b) world (c) vegetable
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) window (c) valley
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wall (b) well (c) voice
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) word (c) vote
  19. 19.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) vest (b) wind (c) west
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  23. 23.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) valley (b) very (c) world
  25. 25.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  26. 26.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) van (b) wood (c) valley
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) water (b) vase (c) vote
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) worm (b) vowel (c) vest
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) violin (b) very (c) wind
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) violin (c) wait
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) wall (b) valley (c) visit
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) visit (b) wall (c) volume
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) worm (c) village
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) volume (b) world (c) very
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) village (b) worm (c) well

Answer key

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

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