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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 765 · 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 “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) video (b) vote (c) walk
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) walk (b) word (c) voice
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) violin (b) worm (c) west
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) worm (b) vase (c) video
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wall (b) wood (c) voice
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wood (b) violin (c) word
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vowel (b) visit (c) wait
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  15. 15.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) water (b) valley (c) vest
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vote (b) water (c) wall
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) wall (c) vest
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) video (c) wood
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) word (b) vote (c) vase
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) visit (b) volume (c) water
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) volume (b) west (c) vowel
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vowel (b) vote (c) wood
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) village (c) walk
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wall (b) video (c) west
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) week (b) visit (c) window
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) video (c) well
  31. 31.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) wish (c) van
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) water (c) vote
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) word (b) wind (c) van
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) word (b) west (c) van
  39. 39.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vote (b) wall (c) van

Answer key

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

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