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