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