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