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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 744 · 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? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) valley (b) worm (c) wet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) vest (c) word
  4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  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 starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) valley (b) world (c) wind
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  13. 13.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vowel (b) well (c) visit
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wet (b) visit (c) video
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) well (c) very
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) violin (b) wind (c) voice
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) wish
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) vowel (c) walk
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) very (b) window (c) wood
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) worm (c) village
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) water (b) valley (c) walk
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vest (b) valley (c) wind
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vowel (b) violin (c) wood
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) van (b) water (c) video
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) word
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) west (b) village (c) vote
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) west (c) vote
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) volume
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) vase (c) wish
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vowel (b) wood (c) wait
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) volume (b) well (c) west
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) word (b) voice (c) volume
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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