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