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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 823 · 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 fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) voice (b) village (c) worm
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  5. 5.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) west (b) vote (c) wish
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) west (b) vote (c) well
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) village (b) valley (c) worm
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) van (b) video (c) well
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) week (b) video (c) violin
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) video (c) wind
  16. 16.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) valley (c) wait
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vowel (b) van (c) wet
  20. 20.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vase (b) violin (c) week
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) worm (b) word (c) valley
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) window (b) village (c) vowel
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) wait (b) vest (c) van
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) valley (b) wood (c) vegetable
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) well (b) wall (c) valley
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) well (b) van (c) voice
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) water (b) walk (c) village
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) west (b) voice (c) van
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (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 “wind”? (a) video (b) vest (c) worm
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) world (b) very (c) village
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) water
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) week (c) volume

Answer key

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

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