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