← v and w sounds lesson New set →

V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 836 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation