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