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