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