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