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