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