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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 923 · 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 “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) volume (b) wait (c) violin
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) west (c) volume
  6. 6.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wind (b) volume (c) walk
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wood (b) world (c) visit
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vest (b) walk (c) voice
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “village”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vegetable (b) vowel (c) wind
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) van (b) word (c) vase
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) very (b) worm (c) west
  16. 16.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  17. 17.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  19. 19.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) visit (b) village (c) wet
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) video (b) wood (c) west
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vase (b) well (c) water
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wish (b) well (c) very
  24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) vase (b) wood (c) village
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) wood (b) village (c) vote
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wall (b) wind (c) violin
  30. 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vase”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) water (b) wood (c) volume
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) well (b) wood (c) vest
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) walk (b) west (c) very
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) word (b) water (c) village
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) west (b) violin (c) valley
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) vegetable (c) walk
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) very (b) worm (c) video

Answer key

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

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