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