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