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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 80 · 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.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vowel (b) word (c) worm
  2. 2.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) wood (b) van (c) vowel
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) walk (b) visit (c) vest
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) water (c) valley
  10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vest (b) wish (c) vote
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vest (b) well (c) vote
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) well (b) voice (c) word
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) van (b) window (c) west
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) wall
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) wind (c) vote
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) well (b) video (c) wood
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vest (b) well (c) vegetable
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) volume (b) water (c) video
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) water (c) valley
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) week (b) worm (c) vowel
  29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) violin (b) wet (c) vote
  32. 32.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) visit (b) wood (c) vest
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) video (b) village (c) window
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) volume (c) week
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) world (b) water (c) vote
  39. 39.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) well (c) van

Answer key

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

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