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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 839 · 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 “water”? (a) van (b) vase (c) worm
  3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wood (b) visit (c) very
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) violin (b) well (c) vase
  7. 7.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) walk (b) volume (c) vase
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wall (b) walk (c) visit
  14. 14.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wood (b) vegetable (c) water
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) word (c) voice
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vote (b) walk (c) wall
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vest (b) vote (c) wind
  20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) water (b) volume (c) wood
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) vegetable (c) wall
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vase (b) wait (c) video
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vote (b) well (c) vest
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) very (b) word (c) wall
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) west (b) water (c) violin
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) vegetable
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) world (b) west (c) van
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wish (b) water (c) van
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) window (b) wall (c) van
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wall (b) vegetable (c) village
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) violin (b) volume (c) world
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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