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