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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 916 · 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? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) visit (b) water (c) wish
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vowel (b) volume (c) word
  4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) van (b) week (c) visit
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) walk (b) well (c) very
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) violin (b) wet (c) wait
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) vest (b) world (c) water
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) window (b) vegetable (c) very
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) vegetable (c) water
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wait (b) west (c) vowel
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) very (b) visit (c) word
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) vowel (b) wish (c) well
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  22. 22.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  24. 24.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) very (b) wall (c) voice
  26. 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) west (c) van
  28. 28.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  29. 29.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.How do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) van (b) very (c) word
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  34. 34.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) very (b) volume (c) wind
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) van (b) walk (c) window
  37. 37.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vote (b) wall (c) very
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) visit (b) volume (c) wind
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) valley (b) violin (c) week

Answer key

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

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