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