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