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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 90 · 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) vent (b) went
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) wet (b) wall (c) violin
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vote (b) vase (c) word
  4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) visit (b) wet (c) violin
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vest (b) word (c) walk
  8. 8.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) water (b) very (c) vest
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) wall (b) vest (c) vowel
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
  17. 17.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  18. 18.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) van (b) west (c) week
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) west (b) vest (c) vase
  21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) village (b) very (c) week
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) word
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) word (b) van (c) wish
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vase (b) wind (c) van
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wait (b) wood (c) visit
  28. 28.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) valley (b) wait (c) vowel
  30. 30.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) valley (b) vest (c) wall
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) window (b) village (c) vase
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) voice (b) wood (c) world
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vowel (b) walk (c) vest
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) visit (c) word
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) well (b) van (c) volume

Answer key

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

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