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