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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 691 · 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 “very”? (a) volume (b) window (c) week
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) vest (c) water
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) visit (b) van (c) window
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) village (c) wood
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) wall (c) village
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) window (c) vest
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wet (b) walk (c) valley
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wait (b) wish (c) van
  23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) violin (b) voice (c) word
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vote (b) week (c) wind
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) week (b) very (c) world
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) water (c) vest
  30. 30.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) violin (b) vest (c) world
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wet (b) water (c) very
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vowel (b) village (c) wood
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) week (b) word (c) vowel
  36. 36.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) west (c) vowel
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) vote (b) water (c) wait
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) vest (b) window (c) wish

Answer key

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

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