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