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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 664 · 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 “van”? (a) window (b) visit (c) worm
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) valley (b) visit (c) west
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) word (b) voice (c) visit
  7. 7.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  8. 8.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) word (b) world (c) very
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) west (b) violin (c) wind
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) water (b) world (c) vest
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) voice (b) word (c) very
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) volume (b) vest (c) wish
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) walk (b) worm (c) vest
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) voice (b) vase (c) water
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) week (b) water (c) very
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) van (b) wall (c) vowel
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vase (b) vowel (c) week
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wall (b) vest (c) wait
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) week (b) west (c) village
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) window (b) wish (c) village
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wood (b) well (c) van
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) word (b) vase (c) wish
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wet (b) village (c) video
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) violin
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) well (b) vote (c) wet
  40. 40.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper

Answer key

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

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