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