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