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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 556 · 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) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) van (b) west (c) wall
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vegetable (b) volume (c) week
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  7. 7.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) week (b) video (c) worm
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) vegetable (b) window (c) wood
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) voice (b) vegetable (c) wood
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wish (b) window (c) voice
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) worm (b) van (c) word
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) volume (b) video (c) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) video (b) week (c) wall
  20. 20.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) world
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) window (b) violin (c) vest
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) van (b) vegetable (c) wall
  26. 26.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vegetable (b) wish (c) walk
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wish (b) volume (c) village
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) volume (b) vest (c) wind
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wet (b) worm (c) video
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) wait (c) very
  33. 33.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) voice (b) vote (c) water
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) wet (c) voice
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vowel (b) walk (c) violin

Answer key

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

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