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