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