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