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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 949 · 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? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wood (b) vote (c) wall
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) vote (b) violin (c) wish
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) water (b) van (c) world
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) valley (b) well (c) vase
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vest (b) volume (c) walk
  9. 9.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) wish (b) valley (c) wet
  12. 12.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) well (b) word (c) volume
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wall (b) wind (c) vote
  16. 16.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) world (b) violin (c) wall
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) walk (b) vote (c) volume
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vase (b) vowel (c) west
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) world (b) violin (c) worm
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) violin (b) wish (c) vest
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) well (b) village (c) wet
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) video (b) well (c) valley
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) wait
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) visit (b) vest (c) word
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) voice (b) van (c) wait
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) wish (b) village (c) vest
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) walk (b) vowel (c) very
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) world (b) word (c) very
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vase (b) video (c) week
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) well (b) volume (c) wish
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “vowel”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) wind (b) valley (c) village
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) world (b) volume (c) video
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) wind (b) wait (c) vase
  40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips

Answer key

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

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