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