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