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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 569 · 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 “vest”? (a) word (b) window (c) vote
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) very (b) wet (c) water
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) window (b) vest (c) vowel
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) word (b) water (c) very
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) violin (b) van (c) worm
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) valley (b) wall (c) vowel
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) video (c) water
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wait (b) voice (c) vote
  17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) well (b) village (c) video
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) visit (b) vote (c) window
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vowel (b) video (c) walk
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wish (b) wet (c) vegetable
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) window (b) voice (c) valley
  25. 25.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) van (b) world (c) vegetable
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wish (b) west (c) very
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) video (b) water (c) world
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) window (b) video (c) wall
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) worm (c) vegetable
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wait (b) vase (c) week
  34. 34.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) van (b) window (c) vest
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vowel (b) wind (c) vase
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vase (b) west (c) week
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) week
  39. 39.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) volume (b) world (c) wood

Answer key

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

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