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