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