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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 52 · 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? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) wet
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) village (b) violin (c) well
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) water (b) volume (c) word
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) valley (b) world (c) vote
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vegetable (b) wait (c) video
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) vegetable (c) wait
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) video (b) voice (c) wet
  15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) word (c) walk
  17. 17.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) vegetable (c) walk
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vest (b) vase (c) wall
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wall (b) vote (c) village
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) valley (b) very (c) window
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) world (b) water (c) valley
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wood (b) word (c) valley
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wood (b) vegetable (c) word
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wish (b) worm (c) vowel
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) wind (c) village
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) village (b) wall (c) voice
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) worm (b) vest (c) volume
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) west (b) volume (c) vegetable
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) van (b) wet (c) wish
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) well (b) walk (c) vest
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) voice (b) water (c) very
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) window (b) violin (c) vote
  39. 39.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wet (b) van (c) water

Answer key

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

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