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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 544 · 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 starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) wait (b) vowel (c) violin
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  4. 4.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) video (b) world (c) worm
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) world (b) van (c) video
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) well (b) wish (c) vest
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) vegetable (b) wet (c) wait
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wood (b) well (c) voice
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) volume (b) west (c) wet
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) week (b) violin (c) wait
  19. 19.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) valley
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) wood (b) van (c) voice
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wall (b) van (c) volume
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) water (b) word (c) vote
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) van (b) wish (c) vegetable
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) wind (c) vest
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) van (b) vegetable (c) west
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wet (b) video (c) vase
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) very (b) west (c) volume
  36. 36.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vote (b) video (c) west
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) word (b) vest (c) vegetable
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vase (b) van (c) wait
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) village (b) violin (c) week

Answer key

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

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