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