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