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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 65 · 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 “vase”? (a) very (b) water (c) wind
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) visit (b) vowel (c) wait
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) wish
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) vote (c) wall
  7. 7.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vowel (b) word (c) vegetable
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) vote (b) water (c) week
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) vest (b) well (c) window
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vest (b) village (c) wood
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) violin (b) well (c) very
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) vest (c) walk
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) violin (b) video (c) wait
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) worm (b) valley (c) world
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) van (c) wind
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) very (b) violin (c) wish
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vowel (b) word (c) valley
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) worm (b) violin (c) very
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) wood (b) vase (c) van
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) van (b) west (c) volume
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) water (b) vest (c) valley
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vase (b) well (c) video
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) water (b) wet (c) very
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) valley (b) well (c) wet
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) word (b) walk (c) vowel
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) well
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) week

Answer key

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

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