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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 745 · 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) worse (b) verse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) volume (b) very (c) water
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) visit (b) water (c) vase
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) word (b) violin (c) vest
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wet (b) west (c) visit
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) walk (b) wait (c) vest
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) world (c) video
  11. 11.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) word (b) valley (c) volume
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) van (c) water
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) worm (c) van
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wish (b) violin (c) walk
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) walk (b) vase (c) video
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) van (b) vest (c) wind
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) wet (c) vegetable
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) volume (b) wet (c) video
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) very (b) window (c) wet
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) van (b) wet (c) volume
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) world (c) violin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) worm (b) volume (c) vowel
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) voice (b) worm (c) very
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) world (b) west (c) van
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vest (b) wall (c) water
  37. 37.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vegetable (b) volume (c) wall
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) violin (b) vest (c) worm

Answer key

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

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