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