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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 566 · 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 “wood”? (a) vowel (b) wind (c) vase
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) worm (b) vest (c) water
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) volume (c) word
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) wish
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) well (b) very (c) walk
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) van (b) well (c) word
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) visit (b) wall (c) village
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) world (c) van
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vest (b) wall (c) violin
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) word (c) vegetable
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) violin (b) water (c) very
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wish (b) word (c) voice
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) voice (b) window (c) well
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) wish (c) vegetable
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) week (c) valley
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) voice (b) worm (c) vest
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) video (b) village (c) wind
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) week (b) vest (c) visit
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) violin (b) world (c) van
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) word (c) video
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) world (b) vote (c) water
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) worm (b) violin (c) vest

Answer key

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

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