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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 968 · 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 “wish”? (a) voice (b) world (c) violin
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) vest (b) voice (c) wood
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  4. 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) worm (b) vote (c) valley
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) vote (b) vest (c) water
  7. 7.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) window (c) violin
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) village (b) word (c) volume
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) video (b) voice (c) window
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wind (b) wish (c) van
  13. 13.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  14. 14.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  16. 16.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wind (b) vest (c) word
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) wish (b) wall (c) valley
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vase (b) word (c) valley
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) village (b) van (c) wait
  22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) very (b) world (c) water
  27. 27.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) vest (b) wish (c) wind
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “valley”? (a) worm (b) world (c) village
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wood (b) window (c) van
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) wall (b) video (c) violin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “wish”? (a) vest (b) very (c) wet
  34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) voice (b) word (c) walk
  39. 39.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) window (b) world (c) valley

Answer key

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

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