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