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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 520 · 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? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) word
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) van (c) window
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) world (b) wind (c) village
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) very (b) violin (c) wind
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) vowel (c) water
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wait (b) vote (c) wet
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) week (b) very (c) van
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) word (b) vowel (c) wet
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) wait
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) visit (c) water
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) week (b) voice (c) van
  22. 22.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) worm
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) van (b) world (c) wish
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vowel (b) violin (c) window
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) valley (b) very (c) wall
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) volume (b) water (c) vowel
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) voice (b) vowel (c) wind
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wish (b) valley (c) week
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vote (b) village (c) word
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) valley (b) visit (c) west
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vase (b) valley (c) wood
  38. 38.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) word (b) wall (c) video

Answer key

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

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