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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 972 · 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? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vase (b) wall (c) visit
  3. 3.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) window (b) wish (c) vowel
  5. 5.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) voice (b) valley (c) week
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wish (b) wait (c) visit
  8. 8.How do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) water (b) vegetable (c) wall
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) week (b) wind (c) vote
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) very (b) visit (c) world
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) valley (c) wood
  14. 14.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
  15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) window (b) voice (c) wall
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) violin (b) wish (c) valley
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) walk (b) very (c) wind
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) west (b) wall (c) valley
  21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “week”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) vase (b) world (c) vote
  23. 23.How do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  25. 25.How do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) well (b) water (c) volume
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) wall (b) vote (c) valley
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wall (b) world (c) volume
  30. 30.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) village (b) vowel (c) word
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) water (b) van (c) voice
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) very (c) worm
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  36. 36.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wall (b) visit (c) west
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) worm (b) vegetable (c) west
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) vest (b) window (c) very

Answer key

  1. viper
  2. wall
  3. Top teeth on lower lip
  4. vowel
  5. worse
  6. week
  7. visit
  8. Round your lips
  9. vegetable
  10. vent
  11. vote
  12. world
  13. valley
  14. vest
  15. wet
  16. Round your lips
  17. voice
  18. wish
  19. very
  20. valley
  21. Round your lips
  22. world
  23. Round your lips
  24. Top teeth on lower lip
  25. Top teeth on lower lip
  26. volume
  27. Round your lips
  28. wall
  29. volume
  30. west
  31. word
  32. Top teeth on lower lip
  33. water
  34. worm
  35. Round your lips
  36. Top teeth on lower lip
  37. visit
  38. Top teeth on lower lip
  39. vegetable
  40. window

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