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