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