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