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