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