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