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