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