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