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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 579 · 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? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) van (b) week (c) vest
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) visit (b) vest (c) wet
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) voice (b) word (c) vowel
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) word (c) vote
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  11. 11.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) violin (b) worm (c) wood
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) van (b) wait (c) video
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) water (b) wood (c) visit
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) valley (b) village (c) wood
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) well (b) vote (c) worm
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wish (b) word (c) vase
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) violin (b) window (c) wish
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) very (b) wood (c) word
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) visit (b) very (c) wind
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) village (b) voice (c) wood
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wood (b) water (c) visit
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vest (b) very (c) well
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vase (b) worm (c) wait
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) west (b) wish (c) video
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wish (b) wait (c) vowel
  37. 37.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vest (b) video (c) wind
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) window (b) violin (c) well

Answer key

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

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