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