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V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 988 · 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? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) vegetable (b) village (c) wind
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “wet”? (a) vest (b) video (c) worm
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
  6. 6.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
  7. 7.How do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) vote (b) vowel (c) wait
  9. 9.How do you make the first sound of “vote”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
  11. 11.How do you make the first sound of “word”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wait (b) vase (c) walk
  13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) village (b) week (c) world
  17. 17.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  18. 18.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) world (b) visit (c) wood
  20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
  21. 21.How do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
  22. 22.How do you make the first sound of “worm”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  23. 23.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “voice”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “window”? (a) week (b) visit (c) van
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) van (b) wind (c) wish
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wet (b) vowel (c) walk
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) walk (b) water (c) vote
  29. 29.How do you make the first sound of “volume”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) van (b) well (c) word
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) visit (b) vote (c) west
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) visit (b) word (c) voice
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “well”? (a) valley (b) volume (c) window
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “word”? (a) very (b) wall (c) van
  35. 35.How do you make the first sound of “van”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “wait”? (a) vegetable (b) wind (c) valley
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) wall (b) wet (c) vest
  38. 38.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) wind (b) window (c) vegetable
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) violin (b) west (c) wind

Answer key

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

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