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