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