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