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