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