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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 917 · 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 “world”? (a) vowel (b) walk (c) violin
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vowel (b) valley (c) wind
  4. 4.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  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 “worm”? (a) voice (b) vowel (c) water
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wait (b) valley (c) vegetable
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) water
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) west (b) vest (c) wait
  12. 12.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) week (c) vest
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) very (b) well (c) water
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) word (b) valley (c) water
  18. 18.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) volume (b) well (c) village
  20. 20.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wait (b) wind (c) van
  22. 22.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) voice (b) very (c) wood
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) west (c) very
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) worm (b) wish (c) vote
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) vowel (b) worm (c) world
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) week (b) walk (c) vase
  30. 30.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vowel (b) visit (c) wind
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) west (b) window (c) vest
  33. 33.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  34. 34.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  35. 35.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “walk”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) wish (c) very
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip

Answer key

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

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