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