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