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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 706 · 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? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  2. 2.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wait (b) village (c) wish
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vase (b) vest (c) wet
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wood (b) walk (c) volume
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) very (c) worm
  9. 9.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) voice (b) volume (c) word
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wood (b) volume (c) vegetable
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) wish (c) vowel
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) voice (b) west (c) van
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) valley (b) west (c) vowel
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) well (b) wait (c) vote
  20. 20.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  21. 21.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  22. 22.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) violin (c) wood
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) vote (b) wait (c) wish
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) valley (b) vest (c) wood
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) walk (b) world (c) vegetable
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wish (b) world (c) very
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) vegetable (c) water
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) wish (c) video
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) well (b) video (c) vest
  34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) word (b) voice (c) vote
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) vase (c) wish
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) valley (b) wind (c) very
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) week (b) wall (c) valley
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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