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