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