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