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