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