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