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