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