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