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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 514 · 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? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  2. 2.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  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 “worm”? (a) volume (b) well (c) very
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) village (c) world
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) van (b) vase (c) west
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) water (b) voice (c) world
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) well (b) van (c) village
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vase (b) visit (c) window
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wait (b) wish (c) van
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vegetable (b) world (c) vest
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) wind (c) volume
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) valley
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) wish
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wind (b) water (c) vest
  23. 23.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) very (c) world
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) world (b) walk (c) very
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) well (c) violin
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) worm (b) water (c) vase
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) window (b) walk (c) vase
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) very (b) violin (c) wind
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) wall
  32. 32.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vegetable (b) wood (c) week
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) vowel (c) wish
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) wall (c) vegetable
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) word (c) village
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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