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