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