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