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