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