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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 814 · 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 “wish”? (a) van (b) vowel (c) window
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) van (b) wall (c) word
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vase (b) window (c) valley
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) village
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) very (b) wait (c) vase
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) volume (b) well (c) valley
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) walk (b) week (c) violin
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) wood (b) vase (c) visit
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) water (c) voice
  21. 21.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vest (b) wet (c) walk
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) walk (b) west (c) vowel
  27. 27.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wind (b) violin (c) walk
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) worm (b) wind (c) village
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) word (b) wait (c) van
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) wood (c) van
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) vest (c) well
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vote (b) wait (c) well
  36. 36.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wind (b) worm (c) village
  40. 40.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet

Answer key

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

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