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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 642 · 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? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) wait (c) van
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) west (b) wall (c) vowel
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) window (b) very (c) wall
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) window (c) visit
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) vest (c) well
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) video (b) wait (c) west
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) week (c) van
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) visit (b) village (c) walk
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vowel (b) water (c) video
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) walk (c) visit
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) west (c) violin
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) week (b) water (c) visit
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) word (b) van (c) wet
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) village (b) week (c) walk
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) voice (b) wait (c) vase
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) voice (b) village (c) wind
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) volume (b) well (c) village
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vote (b) vase (c) wind
  34. 34.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  35. 35.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) valley (b) wood (c) village
  38. 38.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) worm (b) video (c) volume
  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. verse
  2. vest
  3. Top teeth on lower lip
  4. wait
  5. vowel
  6. very
  7. visit
  8. Top teeth on lower lip
  9. well
  10. video
  11. Top teeth on lower lip
  12. Top teeth on lower lip
  13. van
  14. walk
  15. Round your lips
  16. water
  17. west
  18. Round your lips
  19. visit
  20. west
  21. visit
  22. van
  23. Round your lips
  24. worse
  25. vet
  26. Round your lips
  27. Top teeth on lower lip
  28. Round your lips
  29. village
  30. wait
  31. wind
  32. well
  33. wind
  34. wiper
  35. wet
  36. Round your lips
  37. wood
  38. went
  39. worm
  40. Round your lips

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