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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 750 · 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 “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) van (b) window (c) wind
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) van (b) wish (c) vote
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vest (b) wish (c) violin
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) walk (b) wait (c) vegetable
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) visit (b) voice (c) walk
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) worm (b) village (c) vegetable
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) volume (b) week (c) vest
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) word (b) west (c) video
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) video (b) visit (c) wet
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) west (c) vase
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) volume (b) wind (c) vase
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) voice (b) wait (c) visit
  27. 27.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) week (b) volume (c) world
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) van (b) wish (c) wall
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vote (b) wet (c) van
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) word (b) video (c) wind
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) world (b) vote (c) walk
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) world (b) van (c) volume
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) video (b) worm (c) voice
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) window (b) voice (c) well
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vowel (b) window (c) vest
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) village (b) vegetable (c) wind

Answer key

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

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