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