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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 632 · 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? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) village (c) world
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  6. 6.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) van (b) week (c) world
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) van (c) wish
  10. 10.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  11. 11.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wait (b) worm (c) very
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) voice (b) wet (c) very
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) worm (b) word (c) volume
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) video
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) window (b) wood (c) violin
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) world (b) wood (c) volume
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) voice (b) vest (c) wood
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wish (b) window (c) vase
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) word (c) vowel
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) walk (b) well (c) volume
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) very (b) world (c) wet
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) week
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) west (b) wait (c) valley
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) video (c) well
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) wait (c) valley
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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