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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 575 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) violin (b) vote (c) world
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) world (c) violin
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) wet (c) video
  5. 5.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  6. 6.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) voice
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) west (c) very
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) walk (b) vase (c) village
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vest (b) worm (c) wait
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) walk (b) worm (c) vest
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) very (c) wait
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) village (c) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) world (b) vase (c) water
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) very (b) world (c) vowel
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  26. 26.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) wet (c) voice
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) volume (b) word (c) water
  29. 29.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 “wet”? (a) vest (b) well (c) vowel
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wet (b) walk (c) voice
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) very (b) world (c) wish
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) volume (b) world (c) vase
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wood (b) world (c) voice
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) world
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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