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