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