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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 713 · 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 sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) word (c) vegetable
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) vest
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wait (b) wet (c) valley
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) word (b) wall (c) vowel
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wall (b) word (c) village
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) water (b) vase (c) van
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) well (b) visit (c) west
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) worm
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wind (b) van (c) wait
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) village (b) worm (c) vowel
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vest (b) world (c) violin
  30. 30.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) word (b) walk (c) visit
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vase (b) word (c) vegetable
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) van
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vowel (b) vest (c) wood
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) world (b) visit (c) worm
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) word (b) violin (c) van
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vegetable (b) worm (c) vase
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) volume (b) wood (c) window

Answer key

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

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