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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 85 · 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? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) worm (b) vest (c) vegetable
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) window (b) visit (c) well
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) word (c) vegetable
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wish (b) week (c) vowel
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) village (b) video (c) week
  12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) very (b) west (c) wait
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wood (b) violin (c) wind
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wait (b) water (c) visit
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) water (b) van (c) village
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) world (b) violin (c) van
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vowel (b) very (c) window
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) worm (b) volume (c) wood
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vest (b) wait (c) vowel
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) well (c) video
  29. 29.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  30. 30.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  31. 31.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) word (b) vote (c) wet
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vegetable (b) very (c) world
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) volume (b) wood (c) wall
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) voice (b) van (c) word
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) voice (b) van (c) well
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) walk (b) window (c) visit
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) wall (b) very (c) van

Answer key

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

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