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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 980 · 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? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  2. 2.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
  4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
  6. 6.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) visit (b) video (c) walk
  8. 8.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
  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 “water”? (a) very (b) vote (c) wood
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) volume (b) wood (c) vowel
  12. 12.How do you make the first sound of “vest”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) well (b) visit (c) violin
  14. 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) van (b) vegetable (c) wet
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) worm (c) valley
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) week (b) video (c) vowel
  19. 19.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  20. 20.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “window”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “world”? (a) wet (b) voice (c) vest
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) voice (b) wind (c) vest
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) voice (b) word (c) volume
  24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  25. 25.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “water”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  26. 26.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) world (b) wish (c) van
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) water (b) volume (c) window
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) water (b) village (c) volume
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
  32. 32.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “very”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) worm (b) violin (c) wood
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) voice (b) vote (c) worm
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wish (b) week (c) visit
  36. 36.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
  38. 38.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) visit (b) well (c) video
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) visit (c) window

Answer key

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

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