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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 680 · 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 starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wait (b) vest (c) valley
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wood (b) vest (c) violin
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wish (b) worm (c) very
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) village (b) wind (c) very
  7. 7.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vote (b) window (c) vest
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) voice (c) worm
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) voice (b) violin (c) wood
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) water (c) village
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) video (b) well (c) west
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wall (b) vest (c) wish
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  20. 20.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) window
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) vowel (b) walk (c) water
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) window (b) voice (c) valley
  25. 25.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) vase (c) wall
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vegetable (b) violin (c) wind
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) valley (b) window (c) very
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) village (b) volume (c) water
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) vote
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wood (b) walk (c) van
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) video (b) very (c) word
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) water (c) village
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) walk (c) valley
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wait (b) vote (c) van
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) vote (c) well
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) village (b) violin (c) word

Answer key

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

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