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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 778 · 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) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) week (b) wall (c) valley
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  6. 6.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  7. 7.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) west (c) vote
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) west
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) west (b) vegetable (c) wait
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) week (b) well (c) violin
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vegetable (b) valley (c) water
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) walk (b) wish (c) video
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) valley (b) word (c) wait
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) van (b) valley (c) west
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) vote
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) voice (b) water (c) vase
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wet (b) word (c) volume
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wood (b) well (c) voice
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wait (b) voice (c) walk
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) water (b) worm (c) vegetable
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) visit (b) wind (c) vowel
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) wish (c) voice
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) worm (b) week (c) valley
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) van (b) vest (c) wait
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) water (b) village (c) walk
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vowel (b) vegetable (c) worm
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) week (c) visit
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vase (b) voice (c) wait
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) van (b) visit (c) week

Answer key

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

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