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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 661 · 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 “vegetable”? (a) well (b) wall (c) visit
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) valley (c) wait
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vest (b) very (c) wind
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) worm (b) village (c) valley
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) visit (b) vase (c) well
  7. 7.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  8. 8.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wet (b) vegetable (c) van
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wall (b) vase (c) vest
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) walk (b) visit (c) wait
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) west (b) video (c) worm
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wait (b) wood (c) vowel
  25. 25.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) village (c) wall
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) week (b) wait (c) vowel
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) window (b) vase (c) video
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) valley (b) week (c) voice
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) worm (b) wall (c) van
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) video (c) west
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) west (b) vase (c) well
  37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wall (b) very (c) walk
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) video (b) well (c) very
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) visit (b) wait (c) wood

Answer key

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

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