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