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