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