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