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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 529 · 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? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) video (c) water
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) well (b) video (c) west
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) video
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) violin (b) water (c) vest
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) world (c) video
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) violin
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wall (b) vote (c) wish
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vowel (b) wall (c) wood
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vowel (b) wood (c) valley
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vest (b) village (c) week
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) violin (c) wall
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vase (b) water (c) vest
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) video (b) world (c) wish
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) wind (c) vote
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) worm (b) vote (c) word
  31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) video (b) walk (c) wet
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) valley (b) wet (c) wait
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) well (b) world (c) violin
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) water (b) valley (c) vase
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) wait
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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