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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 896 · 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.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wall (b) wind (c) vegetable
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) vest (b) window (c) wood
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) worm (b) violin (c) voice
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  9. 9.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) very (b) wait (c) voice
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) well (b) world (c) vowel
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) word (b) worm (c) village
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) week (b) west (c) vote
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) word (b) water (c) van
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) west (b) voice (c) village
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) volume (b) visit (c) wind
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) very (b) vegetable (c) window
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) vote (b) world (c) village
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) world (b) west (c) visit
  25. 25.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vegetable (b) valley (c) world
  29. 29.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  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 “worm”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) world (b) visit (c) vote
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wind (b) week (c) vest
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) vowel (b) west (c) wood
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) van (b) wind (c) wait
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) west (b) walk (c) visit
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) wet (c) very
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) valley (b) vase (c) walk

Answer key

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

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