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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 619 · 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 “vowel”? (a) word (b) video (c) water
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) word (b) world (c) vowel
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) valley (c) walk
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) wish (c) vase
  8. 8.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) van (b) village (c) west
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) village (b) wall (c) walk
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  13. 13.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) voice (b) west (c) volume
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wait (b) wind (c) vegetable
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) van (c) water
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) window (b) very (c) wind
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) word (b) well (c) violin
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wall (b) very (c) vote
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) vegetable (c) wind
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) voice (b) wind (c) window
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) video (b) worm (c) world
  28. 28.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wait (b) valley (c) vowel
  30. 30.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) world (b) week (c) village
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) water (b) violin (c) walk
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) very (b) walk (c) week
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) volume (b) vest (c) west
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wet (b) village (c) wind
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) volume (b) vase (c) word
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wet (b) water (c) vowel

Answer key

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

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