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