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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 804 · 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 “wait”? (a) walk (b) vowel (c) voice
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) window (c) visit
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wish (b) very (c) wait
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) walk (b) wet (c) violin
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) voice (b) water (c) west
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wood (b) video (c) village
  8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  9. 9.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) word (b) west (c) very
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) violin (b) wait (c) window
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) valley (b) wind (c) video
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wish (b) west (c) vest
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) volume (b) well (c) valley
  23. 23.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) walk
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wind (b) wall (c) voice
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) water (b) voice (c) vote
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) wait (b) valley (c) vest
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) video (b) walk (c) wind
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) very (b) valley (c) wet
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) valley (b) west (c) vegetable
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) van (b) wet (c) world
  37. 37.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) wish (c) vase
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) video (b) vase (c) window
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) well (c) video

Answer key

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

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