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