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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 943 · 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.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) video (b) vegetable (c) worm
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) west (b) vest (c) wall
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) volume (b) valley (c) west
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) walk (b) vowel (c) wish
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) world (b) vest (c) well
  8. 8.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vest (b) well (c) voice
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) vegetable
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) week (b) word (c) vase
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) week (b) wish (c) vowel
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  16. 16.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) voice (b) wood (c) very
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) van (b) word (c) wall
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) van (c) wet
  23. 23.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) water (b) vowel (c) worm
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) visit (b) wet (c) wait
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) vegetable (b) walk (c) wood
  29. 29.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) voice (b) world (c) well
  31. 31.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) well (b) vase (c) very
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) wood (b) valley (c) wet
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) violin (b) wood (c) world
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) van (b) water (c) video
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) valley (b) wish (c) walk

Answer key

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

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