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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 581 · 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? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) world (b) walk (c) video
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) walk (b) well (c) visit
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) walk (b) week (c) vowel
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) vegetable (c) wet
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) vowel
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vest (b) vote (c) west
  11. 11.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vote (b) van (c) wish
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) window (b) vote (c) very
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) very (b) water (c) west
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wait (b) vote (c) wood
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) week (b) wet (c) vegetable
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) very (b) valley (c) window
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) village (b) violin (c) wait
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vest (b) vegetable (c) water
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) visit (b) vest (c) wet
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) wall (b) video (c) volume
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) west (b) wish (c) vowel
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vowel (b) volume (c) worm
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) well (b) window (c) vase
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vegetable (b) van (c) wet
  35. 35.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) vegetable (c) well
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wood (b) wall (c) very
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) very (b) west (c) vote
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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