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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 537 · 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 shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wait (b) village (c) water
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) walk (c) voice
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) visit (b) wind (c) vowel
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  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 “vote”? (a) word (b) west (c) village
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) wood
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) violin (b) word (c) vase
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) video (b) wall (c) word
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) world (c) village
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) voice (b) week (c) village
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) very (b) window (c) van
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wish (b) valley (c) violin
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) village (b) volume (c) week
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) van (c) walk
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) valley (c) wait
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vowel (b) wet (c) vest
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) violin (b) vegetable (c) water
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) violin (b) vowel (c) window
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) vowel (c) week
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) vase (c) wood
  37. 37.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) water (b) voice (c) worm
  39. 39.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) window (b) video (c) world

Answer key

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

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