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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 855 · 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? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) van (b) violin (c) west
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) video (b) wait (c) well
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) week (b) village (c) vest
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) visit (b) wall (c) well
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) water (b) vest (c) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) vowel (c) word
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) window (b) vote (c) vowel
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wood (b) voice (c) wish
  15. 15.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) word
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) vase (b) well (c) word
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) well (b) vowel (c) video
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wood (b) vowel (c) wet
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) visit (b) very (c) wish
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) volume (b) worm (c) voice
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) volume (b) village (c) wet
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vegetable (b) well (c) violin
  27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  28. 28.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) video (b) volume (c) wind
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) voice (c) wall
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wind (b) water (c) visit
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wait (b) van (c) wet
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) worm (b) violin (c) word
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) worm (b) volume (c) wait
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) word (c) van
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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