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