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