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