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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 543 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wait (b) voice (c) violin
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) world (b) vase (c) well
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  6. 6.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) word (b) video (c) vase
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) well (b) voice (c) week
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vest (b) wind (c) water
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) water (b) vest (c) video
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wood (b) vase (c) wait
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) very (b) water (c) worm
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) wall
  19. 19.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vest (b) wall (c) visit
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) word (c) very
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  27. 27.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) voice (b) walk (c) well
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) wish (c) visit
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wood (b) video (c) wait
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) west (b) wood (c) video
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) week (b) wet (c) van
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) video (b) wood (c) voice
  36. 36.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wish (b) vest (c) wall
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) village (b) wall (c) window
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) volume (c) west

Answer key

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

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