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