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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 783 · 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 “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wall (b) wet (c) van
  3. 3.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) window (b) voice (c) walk
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) worm (b) world (c) vote
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) volume (b) village (c) wait
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  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) van (b) wind (c) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wall (b) vest (c) walk
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) world (c) vest
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) wait (c) van
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) volume (b) video (c) wet
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) visit (c) window
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) violin (b) west (c) worm
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) window (b) volume (c) worm
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) video
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) vowel (c) worm
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wet (b) volume (c) world
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) violin (b) window (c) visit
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wall (b) wish (c) valley
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) van (b) word (c) wall
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) very (b) word (c) well

Answer key

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

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