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