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