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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 835 · 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.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) wet
  3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  4. 4.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) window (b) vowel (c) wind
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) valley (b) vegetable (c) window
  11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) well (b) vote (c) valley
  13. 13.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) walk (b) van (c) wall
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) world (b) wish (c) vowel
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) water (c) video
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wall (b) vowel (c) wish
  22. 22.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) very (b) wait (c) walk
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) week (b) video (c) wet
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) very (b) violin (c) well
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) wind (c) volume
  31. 31.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) voice (b) week (c) village
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) walk (b) week (c) video
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vase (b) wind (c) vest
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) valley (c) wait
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) very (c) window
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vest (b) vase (c) wish
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) vase (c) walk
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) valley (b) walk (c) wind

Answer key

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

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