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