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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 782 · 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 “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  3. 3.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vowel (b) water (c) west
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) word (c) vest
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) wind (c) volume
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) van (c) wait
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) word (b) wood (c) vest
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) very (b) wet (c) world
  19. 19.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wish (b) van (c) visit
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) west (c) valley
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wet (b) wood (c) vest
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) van (b) walk (c) wait
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wind (b) worm (c) voice
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) vote (c) window
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wish (b) wet (c) vase
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wood (b) world (c) vote
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) village (b) valley (c) wish
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) village (b) vest (c) west

Answer key

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

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