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