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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 535 · 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? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vest (b) wood (c) vegetable
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  6. 6.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) vowel (c) walk
  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) week (b) vase (c) wind
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) vest (c) wish
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vegetable (b) well (c) valley
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) violin
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wall (b) wind (c) van
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) worm (b) van (c) wind
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) week (b) vest (c) vote
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) word (b) voice (c) wet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vote (b) water (c) volume
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) voice (b) vest (c) walk
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) west (b) worm (c) very
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vote (b) west (c) valley
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wet (b) walk (c) valley
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) word (b) voice (c) vase
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) van (b) west (c) week
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) visit (b) van (c) well
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) window (b) vest (c) wet
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) violin (b) wet (c) very
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) visit (b) wall (c) water
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) well (b) video (c) wet
  39. 39.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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