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