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