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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 717 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) vegetable (c) window
  3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) volume (b) window (c) village
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  6. 6.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vase (b) wood (c) walk
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) wind (c) valley
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) wall (b) vegetable (c) visit
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) west (b) wait (c) village
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) violin (b) voice (c) wet
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) video (b) very (c) window
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) wall (c) video
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) week (b) vase (c) vote
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wind (b) valley (c) wet
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) van (b) water (c) very
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vest (b) volume (c) week
  23. 23.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) video (b) worm (c) van
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) week (b) valley (c) window
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) word (b) voice (c) west
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) west (c) video
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) vest (c) wood
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) water (c) vote
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) video (b) wait (c) voice
  38. 38.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wood (b) vote (c) water

Answer key

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

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