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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 883 · 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 starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) well (b) volume (c) vegetable
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) well (b) world (c) vote
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) word (b) video (c) wish
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vowel (b) voice (c) week
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wall (b) valley (c) wind
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vegetable (b) video (c) word
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wall (b) very (c) west
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) violin (b) vowel (c) well
  10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) word (b) wind (c) very
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) well (b) van (c) village
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) violin (b) west (c) walk
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  16. 16.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) window (b) valley (c) volume
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) world (b) village (c) west
  20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) visit (b) walk (c) wind
  26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vegetable (b) worm (c) valley
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) valley (b) wet (c) west
  29. 29.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wood (b) van (c) west
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vegetable (b) vote (c) wish
  32. 32.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  33. 33.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) water (b) wood (c) van
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vase (b) word (c) very
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) village (b) worm (c) violin
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) word (b) vowel (c) valley
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) van (b) west (c) visit

Answer key

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

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