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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 84 · 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 “vest”? (a) world (b) wood (c) very
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vote (b) world (c) word
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) week
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  6. 6.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) window (b) vest (c) well
  8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) west (b) window (c) vegetable
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vest (b) vegetable (c) wall
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) volume (b) wish (c) worm
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wall (b) wood (c) vote
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) volume (b) window (c) video
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wish (b) wind (c) vowel
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wall (b) visit (c) worm
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wet (b) wind (c) video
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) window (b) water (c) vegetable
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  30. 30.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) world (b) visit (c) water
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wood (b) water (c) very
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) vase (b) west (c) volume
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wall (b) van (c) walk
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) wind (b) van (c) volume
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wet (b) village (c) week
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) wall (c) van
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) worm (b) well (c) van
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vowel (b) week (c) vest

Answer key

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

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