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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 629 · 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 “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) very (b) video (c) word
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wall (b) vase (c) voice
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) word (c) village
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) well (b) very (c) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) wall (c) vote
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vote (b) van (c) world
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) very (b) west (c) volume
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) vest (c) wall
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) vegetable (c) wish
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wish (b) wood (c) violin
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wait (b) vegetable (c) word
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) wish (c) vest
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) vowel (c) worm
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vest (b) video (c) week
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) water (b) voice (c) vowel
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) water (b) volume (c) wall
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wind (b) wet (c) visit
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wet (b) vowel (c) van
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) van (b) vest (c) water
  33. 33.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) vase (c) window
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) water (b) word (c) vegetable
  36. 36.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wet (b) vote (c) window
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) week (b) voice (c) west
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wood (b) village (c) vase
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) week (b) wet (c) visit

Answer key

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

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