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