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