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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 541 · 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) worse (b) verse
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) video (c) worm
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) vowel (c) wet
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) violin (b) worm (c) video
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) vote (b) world (c) wait
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) week (b) van (c) vegetable
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) valley (b) wall (c) word
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) word (b) water (c) very
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) week (b) visit (c) video
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) violin (b) video (c) well
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) vase
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) west (b) wind (c) visit
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wish (b) well (c) vest
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) worm (c) vowel
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) vote (b) week (c) west
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) week (b) window (c) vote
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  26. 26.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) water (c) very
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) video (c) wall
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) window (b) well (c) van
  33. 33.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) valley (b) wet (c) visit
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) worm (b) well (c) vase
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) west (b) vowel (c) wall
  38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) village (b) wish (c) very
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) voice (b) village (c) world

Answer key

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

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