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