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