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