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