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