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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 618 · 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 “water”? (a) visit (b) vest (c) wet
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) word (c) village
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) violin (b) van (c) wind
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) van (b) window (c) visit
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) van (b) wind (c) vote
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) van (b) wait (c) vowel
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vote (b) voice (c) well
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) walk (b) vote (c) village
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) van (b) wish (c) wet
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) voice (b) video (c) world
  22. 22.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  23. 23.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wood (b) vegetable (c) vote
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) west (b) violin (c) vowel
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) van (b) west (c) village
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) word (b) village (c) wood
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vowel (b) vest (c) well
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.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 “worm”? (a) very (b) water (c) valley
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) well (b) visit (c) vegetable
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) visit (b) wet (c) water
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) video (b) vest (c) wish
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) walk (b) water (c) vowel
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) village (b) walk (c) van

Answer key

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

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