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