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