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