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