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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 705 · 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? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vegetable (b) visit (c) word
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) van (b) valley (c) wait
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) word (b) vote (c) vowel
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) village (b) worm (c) word
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) west (b) wind (c) volume
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) well (b) vegetable (c) window
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) water (c) vegetable
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wet (b) very (c) vest
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) west (b) vest (c) walk
  18. 18.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  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 “walk”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) violin (b) water (c) west
  22. 22.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) window
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) valley (c) word
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) village (b) worm (c) vegetable
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) video (b) voice (c) wind
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wet (b) visit (c) violin
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) vegetable
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vote (b) west (c) week
  33. 33.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vest (b) well (c) volume
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) water (c) volume
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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