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