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