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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 826 · 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 “west”? (a) vote (b) vegetable (c) window
  2. 2.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vegetable (b) volume (c) west
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) worm (b) video (c) world
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) window (c) vegetable
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) violin (b) window (c) vote
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) van (b) word (c) wind
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) video (b) visit (c) wish
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wall (b) well (c) vase
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) vowel (b) walk (c) wall
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) van (b) wait (c) very
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) vegetable (c) week
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  20. 20.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wall (b) vase (c) week
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) wish
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  28. 28.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) water (b) walk (c) vest
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) week (c) visit
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) world (c) vote
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) vegetable (c) word
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) worm (b) water (c) very
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vote (b) video (c) wind
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) voice (b) very (c) wall
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) worm (b) walk (c) voice
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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