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