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