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