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