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