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