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