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