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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 731 · 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) worse (b) verse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) window
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) worm (c) vest
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) van (b) vegetable (c) water
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vest (b) wait (c) village
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) week (b) word (c) very
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vowel (b) wood (c) vegetable
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wish (b) window (c) volume
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) world (c) village
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vowel (b) wait (c) video
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) west (b) world (c) voice
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) violin (b) wet (c) village
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) word (b) very (c) video
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vote (b) wind (c) vegetable
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) wish (c) village
  24. 24.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) wood (c) very
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) window (b) visit (c) violin
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) wind
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) wood (b) vote (c) vest
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) window (b) wall (c) vote
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) walk (c) volume
  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 “wind”? (a) wet (b) video (c) visit
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) vest (b) world (c) week
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vegetable (b) visit (c) worm
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) west (b) wood (c) valley
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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